Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (Age of Sale Notices and Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st January 2027.

Extent

2.—(1) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject as follows.

(2) Regulations 3 and 4 extend to England and Wales.

Age of sale notice at point of sale: minimum size

3. The size of the notice to be displayed in accordance with section 5(1) of the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026(3) (age of sale notice: England) must be a minimum of 297 millimetres by 420 millimetres.

Age of sale notice at point of sale: size of statement

4. The size of the statement to be displayed on the notice referred to in regulation 3 must be such that each character is a minimum of 21 millimetres high.

Amendment of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display) (England) Regulations 2010

5.—(1) The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display) (England) Regulations 2010(4) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4 (exemption for display to third persons), in paragraph (1), for “aged 18 or over” substitute “born before 1st January 2009”.

(3) In regulation 5 (exemption for display in bulk tobacconists)—

(a)in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (b), for “under the age of 18” substitute “born on or after 1 January 2009”;

(b)in paragraph (3), for “36” substitute “21”.

Amendment of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display of Prices) (England) Regulations 2010

6. Regulation 7 of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display of Prices) (England) Regulations 2010(5) (price lists on request) is amended as follows—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (a), for “aged 18 or over” substitute “born before 1st January 2009”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “is aged 18 or over” substitute “was born before 1st January 2009”;

(b)in paragraph (2)—

(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “is aged 18 or over” substitute “was born before 1st January 2009”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (a), for “aged under 18” substitute “born on or after 1st January 2009”;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “age” substitute “date of birth”.