UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008 (www.dw.com)

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Technically, the new law will raise the legal age requirement in the UK for buying cigarettes, cigars or tobacco, which is currently 18, by one year in every subsequent year, starting on January 1, 2027

This will effectively mean that people born on or after January 1, 2009 will never be eligible to buy them

Retailers will face financial penalties for selling the products to those not entitled to them

The government will also be empowered to impose a new registration system for smoking and vaping products entering the country, seeking to improve oversight

The bill will expand the UK's indoor smoking ban to a series of outdoor public spaces, for instance in children's playgrounds, outside schools and hospitals

Most indoor spaces that are designated smoke-free will become vape-free as well

Smoking in designated areas outside pubs and bars and other hospitality settings will remain permissible

Smoking and vaping will remain legal in people's homes

Vaping will become illegal in cars if someone under the age of 18 is inside, to match existing rules on smoking

Advertising for smoking and vaping products will be banned

People aged 18 or older will remain eligible to purchase vaping products, but some items targeted at younger consumers like disposable vapes have already been outlawed as part of the program

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