The long-term health impact of vaping is unknown | Photo: Adobe Stock/lezinav What are the health risks for young people? Like the sale of tobacco, a person must be 18 or over in the UK to be legally able to buy e-cigarettes or vapes. Vape kits and e-cigarettes can both be used to vape, but are not quite the same. Vaping is the act of breathing in and out vapour containing nicotine and flavouring. What is vaping and what is the legal age restriction? Public health officials have warned that there is still a lot unknown about health effects of vaping. They were successfully prosecuted and ordered to pay £1233.33 in fines and costs. The two other cases are still ongoing investigations, the council’s cabinet was told on February 6.īut secret surveillance helped uncover one person carrying out underage selling of vapes.

RIPA was only used three times by the council in 2022, after the required approval from a magistrates’ court. It was a rare instance of the council’s use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) to be able to employ such surveillance. Special covert surveillance powers were used by North Lincolnshire Council catch someone selling vapes to underage people. By Ivan Morris Poxton Local Democracy Reporter

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