Ngomhla we-23 kaFebruwari, urhulumente waseScotland wachaza imimiselo efanelekileyo yokuvalwa kwe-e-cigarettes elahlayo kwaye ibambe iiveki ezimbini zokubonisana ngokufutshane malunga nezicwangciso zokuphumeza ukuvinjelwa.Urhulumente wathi ukuvalwa komsebenziezilahlwayo e-cigarettesiya kuqala ukusebenza kulo lonke elase-UK nge-1 ka-Epreli ka-2025.
Isiteyitimenti sikaRhulumente waseScotland sathi: "Nangona ilizwe ngalinye liya kufuna ukwenza umthetho ohlukeneyo ovala ukuthengiswa kunye nokunikezelwa kwee-e-cigarettes ezilahlayo, oorhulumente basebenze kunye ukuze bavumelane nomhla wokuvalwa kokuqalisa ukubonelela ngesiqinisekiso kumashishini kunye nabathengi. ”
Eli nyathelo longeza izindululo zokuvalwa kokulahlwai-e-cigaretteseyenziwe kunyaka ophelileyo “Ukudala isiZukulwana esiSimahla iCuba kunye nokuNxibelelana neVaping yoLutsha” eSkotlani, eNgilani, eWales naseMntla Ireland.Kuyaqondwa ukuba umthetho oqulunqwayo malunga nokuvinjelwa kwe-e-cigarettes elahlayo iya kuvuleka ukuba uluntu luphawule ngaphambi koMatshi 8. IScotland isebenzisa amandla anikwe nguMthetho woKhuseleko lweNdalo 1990 ukuqhubela phambili umthetho oyilwayo.
Umphathiswa wezoQoqosho kwiSetyhula uLorna Slater uthe: “Umthetho wokuvala ukuthengiswa nokunikezelwaezilahlwayo e-cigarettesiphumeza ukuzinikela kukaRhulumente ekunciphiseni ukusetyenziswa kwe-e-cigarettes ngabantu abangatshayiyo kunye nolutsha kunye nokuthatha amanyathelo okujongana nefuthe labo kwindalo.Kunyaka ophelileyo kuqikelelwa ukuba ukusetyenziswa eScotland kwaye ngaphezu kwe-26 yezigidi ezilahlayo ze-e-cigarettes ezilahlwayo.
I-Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) ibize uRhulumente waseScottish ukuba aqwalasele impembelelo yokuvalwa kwayo okucetywayo kwi-e-cigarettes elahlayo kwimarike engekho mthethweni.Ukuvota okutsha kwabathengi okugunyaziswe yi-ACS kubonisa ukuba ukuvinjelwa kuya kukhokelela ekukhuleni okuphawulekayo kwimarike ye-e-cigarette engekho mthethweni, kunye ne-24% yabantu abadala abakhoyo.i-e-cigaretteabasebenzisi base-UK abafuna ukufumana iimveliso zabo kwimarike engekho mthethweni.
UJames Lowman, umlawuli oyintloko we-ACS, wathi: "Urhulumente waseScotland akufanele akhawuleze ukuphumeza ukuvinjelwa kwe-e-cigarettes elahlayo ngaphandle kokubonisana ngokufanelekileyo kunye noshishino kunye nokuqonda okucacileyo kwempembelelo ye-e-cigarette market engekho mthethweni, esele ibala. inxalenye enkulu yemarike ye-e-cigarette yase-UK.Isinye kwisithathu semarike yecuba.Abaqulunqi bemigaqo-nkqubo abakhange bacinge ukuba njanii-e-cigarette abasebenzisi baya kusabela kwisithintelo kunye nendlela ukuvalwa okuya kwandisa ngayo imarike ye-e-cigarette esele ingekho mthethweni. "
"Sidinga isicwangciso esicacileyo sokunxibelelana ngolu tshintsho lomgaqo-nkqubo kubathengi ngaphandle kokunciphisa iinjongo zokungabikho komsi, njengoko uphando lwethu lubonisa ukuba i-8% yabasebenzisi be-e-cigarette abalahlayo baya kubuyela kwi-e-cigarettes emva kokuvinjelwa.Iimveliso zecuba.”
Urhulumente wase-UK kulindeleke ukuba abhengeze iinkcukacha zeziphakamiso zakhe zokuvalaezilahlwayo e-cigaretteskwiintsuku ezizayo, kwaye siya kuqhubeka ukubeka esweni oku.
Ixesha lokuposa: Mar-06-2024
