The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Protection of the environment (TBT)

HS 24.04 Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body – products intended for inhalation without combustion.Nicotine-containing disposable electronic cigarettes (HS 2404.12 - Other, containing nicotine)Non-nicotine containing disposable electronic cigarettes (HS 2404.19 – Other)

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2404 - Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body; 240419 - Products containing tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion (excl. containing nicotine); 240412 - Products containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion (excl. containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco)

65.160 - Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment

These regulations will apply to all businesses that operate in Scotland.These regulations will introduce a ban on the sale and supply of: single-use electronic cigarettes that are not rechargeable, not refillable or are neither rechargeable nor refillablesingle-use electronic cigarettes retaining both nicotine containing e-liquid and non-nicotine containing e-liquidThe restriction will not apply to:devices that are both:(1) refillable by means of a single-use container which is separately available and can be replaced, or a container which can be refilled, and(2) rechargeable by means of a battery which can be recharged, and a coil which is intended to be replaced by an individual user in the normal course of use and is separately available.Breach of these prohibitions will be an offence under the regulations. The regulations confer powers on enforcement authorities to investigate offences under the regulations, which may then be referred for criminal prosecution.

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