The Sale of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Products by Persons Under 18 (Scotland) Regulations 2017
These Regulations prescribe the form and content of authorisations for the sale of tobacco products, cigarette papers or nicotine vapour products by persons under the age of 18 for the purposes of section 4C of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”). It is an offence, under section 4C(1) of the Act, for a responsible person to allow a tobacco product, cigarette papers or nicotine vapour products to be sold by persons under 18 unless the sale is made at premises noted in the register of tobacco and nicotine vapour product retailers and is authorised by the registered person for those premises. A person found guilty of an offence under section 4C(1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.