# Protection of Children (Tobacco) Act 1986, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to amend the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, and the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937, to make it an offence to sell any tobacco product to persons under the age of sixteen; and for connected purposes.
[8th July 1986]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/34/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-tobacco-act-1986/introduction
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