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Welsh Government consults on proposed amendments to single-use vapes regulations

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Published on: 19 May 2025

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LNB News 19/05/2025

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Issue Date: 19 May 2025

Published Date: 19 May 2025

Jurisdiction(s): Wales

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The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on the draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which propose amendments to the enforcement section of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/1324. The proposed changes would grant local authority enforcement officers the power to retain seized single-use vapes and dispose of them as waste as directed by SI 2024/1324, reg 12. The consultation closes on 2 June 2025.

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