# Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Section 7 is amended as follows.
(2) For subsection (1) substitute—
“(1) An authorised officer of the appropriate council may—
(a) enter and search any no-smoking premises in order to ascertain whether an offence under section 1, 2 or 3 has been or is being committed there;
(b) enter and search any vape-free premises in order to ascertain whether an offence under Chapter 2 has been or is being committed there;
(c) enter and search any heated tobacco-free premises in order to ascertain whether an offence under Chapter 3 has been or is being committed there.”
(3) Omit subsection (1A).
(4) In subsection (3)(a)(i), for “section 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B or 4C(5)” substitute “Chapter 1, 2 or 3”.
(5) In subsection (5), for the definition of “the appropriate council” substitute—
““the appropriate council” means the council in the area in which those premises are.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/18/schedule/18/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/schedule-18/paragraph-4
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