{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/section-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/section-33.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/18",
  "legislation_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026",
  "path": "section/33",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Programme of enforcement action: England",
  "text": "(1) Each relevant enforcement authority in England must, at least once a year, consider—\n(a) whether it is appropriate to carry out a programme of enforcement action in its area, and\n(b) if so, what that programme should involve.\n(2) In subsection (1) “programme of enforcement action” means a programme involving one or more of the following—\n(a) the investigation of complaints in respect of an alleged offence under this Part or any regulations under section 13;\n(b) the bringing of prosecutions in respect of such an offence;\n(c) the taking of other measures intended to reduce the incidence of such offences.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 33 in force at 29.10.2026, see s. 175(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/18/section/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:55.816893+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}