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Section 11 Purchase of vaping or nicotine products on behalf of under 18sI1

England and Wales

(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 section to prove that they had no reason to suspect that the other person was under the age of 18.

(3)

A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

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S. 11 in force at 29.10.2026, see s. 175(1)