Up to then, it wasn't uncommon to see ashtrays in stores, hotels, beauty salons, city buses, airplanes, restaurants and virtually everywhere - even in doctor's officers and hospitals, you saw smokers everywhere happily puffing away
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A selection of the core changes and provisions follow: Technically, the new law will raise the legal age requirement in the UK for buying cigarettes, cigars or tobacco, which is currently 18, by one year in every subsequent year, starting on January 1, 2027 This will effectively mean that people born on or after January 1, 2009 will never be eligible to buy them Retailers will face financial penalties for selling the products to those not entitled to them The government will also be empowered to impose a new registration system for smoking and vaping products entering the country, seeking to improve oversight The bill will expand the UK's indoor smoking ban to a series of outdoor public spaces, for instance in children's playgrounds, outside schools and hospitals Most indoor spaces that are designated smoke-free will become vape-free as well Smoking in designated areas outside pubs and bars and other hospitality settings will remain permissible Smoking and vaping will remain legal in people's homes Vaping will become illegal in cars if someone under the age of 18 is inside, to match existing rules on smoking Advertising for smoking and vaping products will be banned People aged 18 or older will remain eligible to purchase vaping products, but some items targeted at younger consumers like disposable vapes have already been outlawed as part of the program What did House of Lords members say as the bill completed its journey through parliament
