Single-use vapes to be banned in Scotland next year – The Times

Single-use vapes are to be banned in Scotland by April 1 next year, the Scottish government has said.

Draft legislation has been published by ministers after Scotland joined England and Wales to ban the disposable e-cigarettes.

It follows recommendations from a UK-wide consultation that examined how to create a smoke-free generation.

The draft legislation will be open for consultation until March 8 before being taken forward in Scotland using powers under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. If approved by parliament, it will ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes.

Concern is growing that increased numbers of young people are vaping. More than 26 million disposable vapes are estimated to have been used and thrown away in Scotland in the past year.

Lorna Slater,

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