Smoking in the United Kingdom public consultation on the introduction of plain tobacco packaging. Influenced by the introduction of plain packaging in Australia, the House of Commons voted 367–113 in March 2015 to pass the Children and Families Act 2014 which would give the government the power to require plain packaging for tobacco products. This came into force on 20 May 2016, but tobacco companies were given one year to sell off remaining stock; in which afterwards, all tobacco products sold in the UK must follow plain packaging laws. On October 1, 2015 a law was passed which banned smoking in vehicles with anyone under
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act Tobacco and Vaping Products Act The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act is a Canadian law to regulate the production, marketing and sale of tobacco and vaping products. The law was introduced as the "Tobacco Act", Bill C-71 during the 35th Canadian Parliament in 1997, which replaced the former "Tobacco Sales To Young Persons Act" of 1994 as well as the "Tobacco Products Control Act" of 1989. The Tobacco Act was amended on July 5, 2010 and renamed to "Tobacco and Vaping Products Act" in 2018 when similar laws concerning vaping products were added. The purpose of the act is to