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 Products Control Act, 1993 designed to promote health and prevent diseases. The main provisions of the Bill are to: The act was amended by Act 36 of 2008 with these changes: Tobacco Products Control Act, 1993 The Tobacco Products Control Act was introduced in South Africa in 1993, where smoking has been rated the second highest health concern, after HIV/AIDS. This act has been amended several time during the past decade and today South Africa has some of the strictest tobacco control measures ever adopted by the government of a developing country. It is estimated that cigarette consumption has fallen dramatically since the early