# Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, Paragraph 3

Extent: N.I.

In section 1 (register of tobacco retailers)—
(a) for subsection (1) substitute—
“(1) The registration authority must, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, maintain a register (“the Register”) of persons carrying on one or more of the following (each of which is a “registrable business”)—
(a) a tobacco business;
(b) a vaping product business;
(c) a nicotine product business.”;
(b) in subsection (2)(a), for “tobacco” substitute “registrable”;
(c) after subsection (6) insert—
“(7) References in this Act to a kind of registrable business are to a kind mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c).”;
(d) in the heading, after “tobacco” insert “, vaping product and nicotine product”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/18/schedule/10/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/schedule-10/paragraph-3
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