Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 864
Children And Young Persons, England
The Protection from Tobacco (Sales from Vending Machines) (England) Regulations 2010
Made
17th March 2010
Coming into force
1st October 2011
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A of the Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991( 1 ).
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 3A(7)(a) of that Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Protection from Tobacco (Sales from Vending Machines) (England) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st October 2011.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England.
Prohibition of the sale of tobacco from vending machines
2. —(1) The sale of tobacco from an automatic machine is prohibited.
(2) The person who controls, or is concerned with the management of, the premises where the automatic machine is located shall be liable for a breach of paragraph (1).
(3) In this regulation—
“premises” includes any place and any vehicle, vessel, hovercraft, stall or moveable structure.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Gillian Merron
Minister of State,
Department of Health
17th March 2010
1991 c.23 . Section 3A was inserted by the Health Act 2009 (c. 21) , section 22. See section 3A(8) for the definition of “the appropriate national authority”.