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Anyone operating a cigarette vending machine must prevent under 18’s from using it and there must be a sign on the vending machine stating:
‘This machine is only for the use of people aged 18 or over’
They should be installed in a part of the premises which can be supervised to resitrict access by children under 18.
The maximum fine for selling cigarettes to children under 18 is £2,500.
The maximum fine for not displaying the correct sign is £1,000.
Also cigarette lighter refill canisters containing butane must not be sold to anyone under 18 years of age.
In Derbyshire, Trading Standards carry out an annual programme of monitoring the sale of age restricted products using young volunteers. Members of the public can let us know of local retailers they have seen selling tobacco products to under 18’s by ringing Consumer Direct on 08454 040506
Point of sale regulations
There is a restriction on the amount of brand advertising which may be present at the point of sale of tobacco. There can be no more than the equivalent of an A5 sheet of paper advertising particular products (this could comprise several smaller advertisements as long as the total is no more than A5). This does not include the products themselves or general signage indicating that tobacco products are supplied.
From the 1st October 2007 the Health Act 2006 legislation made it illegal to sell tobacco products to people under the age of 18. |