Vaping products - tightening rules on advertising and promotion: consultation 2022
Public consultation into additional controls to limit advertising and promotion of vaping products in Scotland.
Enforcement
68. The 2016 Act enables Ministers to add the enforcement of the offences in this consultation to the duties of a council to enforce within its area. This mirrors the enforcement powers provided to council officers as set out in the 2010 Act.[33]
69. Enforcement should be the responsibility of a designated officer of a local authority. This work is most likely to fall under the auspices of Trading Standards Officers who already have responsibility for ensuring tobacco control legislation is followed as well as UK wide regulations on the sale, purchase, promotion and marketing of vape products.
70. Enforcement of these proposed regulations would be in addition to ensuring compliance to existing regulations and undertaken in the same manner as current routine work.
Question 8 a.
Do you support the proposal that fines and penalties should mirror those already in place for tobacco products?
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If you have any comments on this proposal please record those here.
Question 8 b.
Do you support the proposal that defences should be as laid out as above?
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Question 8 c.
Do you support the proposal that officers of local authorities should be responsible for enforcement?
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Yes / No / Don’t Know
If you have any comments on this proposal please record those here.
Contact
Email: tobaccocontrolteam@gov.scot
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