In summary, we do not expect for this bill to be
passed, [but] it is nevertheless an important step
forward and another indication that politicians are
taking vaping and the contribution and concerns of
IBVTA members’ businesses seriously.
replace the TPD requirements with rules of its own. If
it becomes law, it would be known as the Electronic
Cigarettes (Regulation) Act 2018.
There are several hurdles the bill has yet to get over
before it could become law and there is no guarantee
that it will ever make its way into the statute books.
The bill, which is just two pages long, says it is designed
to, “make provision for the regulation of the sale and
use of electronic cigarettes; to exempt electronic
cigarettes from UK law derived from the Tobacco
Products Directive; and for connected purposes.”
The IBVTA described the bill as “a step in the right
direction” but warned that Private Members’ Bills rarely
became law and are often used as tools to promote
debate.
It said on its website, “MPs do not usually draft Private
Members’ Bills in an attempt at changing legislation,
but in order to spur a debate on a topic which they are
interested in.
Meanwhile the IBVTA recently met with the Public
Health Minister Steve Brine MP to discuss vaping
and the independent industry. It said,
We continue to engage with politicians, locally, nationally
and at EU level, in order for the independent vape industry’s
concerns to be heard.
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