{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/18",
  "legislation_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Age of sale notice at point of sale: England",
  "text": "(1) A tobacco retailer who sells tobacco products on premises in England must display an age of sale notice on those premises.\n(2) For the purposes of this section an “age of sale notice” is a notice containing the following statement—\nIt is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009\n(3) The notice must be displayed in a prominent position where it is readily visible to people at each point of sale of tobacco products.\n(4) The notice must comply with any requirements set out in regulations made by the Secretary of State as to the size or appearance of—\n(a) the statement to be displayed on the notice, or\n(b) any other aspect of the notice.\n(5) Regulations under subsection (4) are subject to the negative resolution procedure.\n(6) A person who fails to display an age of sale notice as required by this section commits an offence.\n(7) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that they took all reasonable steps to avoid the commission of the offence.\n(8) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 5 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 175(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 5 in force at 1.1.2027 in so far as not already in force, see s. 175(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/18",
      "affecting_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/18/section/5",
    "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."
}