Ban on selling cigarettes from vending machines comes into force

Aa English pubs

first to feel the effects of the new legislation, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, ready to follow

ban makes it illegal to sell cigarettes in vending machines and require owners to ensure the advertising of snuff on machines retirement, which came into force in England on Saturday.

Northern Ireland intends to implement the ban on snuff between February 1, 2012, and Scotland and Wales are committed to introduce a ban.

• Other measures to protect young people against the dangers of tobacco use are also considered.

major retailers in April 2012 in England and Scotland will get rid of all their local screens snuff, with small businesses should follow since April 2015.

Wales and Northern Ireland also plans to implement similar regulations.

The government should launch a public consultation before the end of this year on whether to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.