The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
14 January 2025
Amends: New legislation
Comes into force: 1st June 2025
Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
Link: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Summary
The sale and supply of single use vapes (non-medical devices used to vaporise substances, other than tobacco, which is not refillable or rechargeable) is illegal from 1st June 2025, to address the environmental impact caused by disposable vapes being discarded.
Local authorities are given powers and responsibility for enforcing compliance.
For more information, click here.
Comes into force: 1st June 2025
Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
Link: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Summary
The sale and supply of single use vapes (non-medical devices used to vaporise substances, other than tobacco, which is not refillable or rechargeable) is illegal from 1st June 2025, to address the environmental impact caused by disposable vapes being discarded.
Local authorities are given powers and responsibility for enforcing compliance.
For more information, click here.