UK Offence Report

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2024 No. 212 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
11 December 2024
In force from
1 June 2025
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations prohibit the supply, whether by sale or otherwise, in the course of business of single-use vapes and come into operation on 1 June 2025. Regulation 4 provides that is an offence for a person, in the course of a business, to supply, offer to supply or have in their possession for supply, single-use vapes. A person found guilty of an offence under regulation 4 is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine limited to the statutory maximum, or, on conviction on indictment, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine or both. Regulation 5 provides for a defence of due diligence. A full impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs to business and the voluntary sector has been prepared and published by the UK Government. The assessment is available from www.legislation.gov.uk and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1 4DF.

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