Section 63 Age verification in relation to tobacco and vaping products etcI1

Scotland

(1)

The Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 3) is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 4 (age restrictions on sale of tobacco products etc)—

(a)

in subsection (2), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

the accused had taken such steps as may be prescribed to establish the customer’s age.”;

(b)

omit subsections (3) and (4).

(3)

In section 4A (age restrictions on sale of vaping products etc)—

(a)

in subsection (2), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

the accused had taken such steps as may be prescribed to establish the customer’s age.”;

(b)

omit subsections (3) and (4).

(4)

In section 4B (age verification policy), in subsection (5) omit paragraph (b).

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