Legislation by Country/Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Children’s and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (N.I.S.R. 2008 No. 306)
COMMENTS: The Children’s and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 amend the Children’s and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 to increase the legal age for tobacco sales from 16 to 18 years.
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