# Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, Article 4I: Purchase of vaping or nicotine products on behalf of under 18s


(1) It is an offence for a person aged 18 or over to buy, or attempt to buy, a vaping product or nicotine product on behalf of a person who is under the age of 18.
(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this Article to prove that they had no reason to suspect that the other person was under the age of 18.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this Article is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1978/1907/article/4I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1978/article-4I
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