Ngomhla zingama-23 kuNhlolanja, uhulumeni waseScotland wamemezela imithethonqubo efanele yokuvinjelwa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi olahlwayo futhi wabamba ukubonisana okufushane kwamasonto amabili mayelana nezinhlelo zokusebenzisa ukuvinjelwa.Uhulumeni wathi ukuvinjelwaama-e-cigarette alahlwayoizoqala ukusebenza kulo lonke elase-UK ngo-Ephreli 1, 2025.
Isitatimende sikaHulumeni waseScotland sathi: “Nakuba izwe ngalinye kuzodingeka lishaye umthetho ohlukene ovimbela ukudayiswa nokuhlinzekwa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi olahlwayo, ohulumeni basebenze ndawonye ukuze bavumelane nosuku okuzoqala ngalo ukuvinjelwa ukuze kunikeze amabhizinisi nabathengi isiqiniseko. ”
Lesi sinyathelo sithuthukisa izincomo zokuvinjelwa kokulahlwayoi-e-cigaretteseyenziwe ngonyaka odlule engxoxweni yangonyaka odlule “Yokudala Isizukulwane Esingena Ugwayi kanye Nokukhuluma Nentsha Ye-Vaping” e-Scotland, e-England, e-Wales naseNyakatho Ireland.Kuyaqondakala ukuthi umthetho osalungiswa wokuvinjelwa kogwayi we-elekthronikhi olahlwayo uzovulwa ukuze umphakathi uphawule ngawo ngaphambi kuka-March 8. I-Scotland isebenzisa amandla anikezwe uMthetho Wokuvikelwa Kwemvelo 1990 ukuze kuthuthukiswe lo mthetho osalungiswa.
UNgqongqoshe Wezomnotho Wesifunda u-Lorna Slater uthe: “Umthetho wokuvala ukudayiswa nokuhlinzekwa kweama-e-cigarette alahlwayouletha ukuzibophezela kukahulumeni ekunciphiseni ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi kubantu abangabhemi kanye nentsha futhi athathe izinyathelo zokubhekana nomthelela wabo kwezemvelo.”Ngonyaka odlule kulinganiselwa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa eScotland kanye nama-e-cigarette angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-26 alahlwayo.
I-Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) icele uHulumeni waseScotland ukuthi acabangele umthelela wokuvinjelwa okuhlongozwayo kogwayi we-elekthronikhi olahlwayo emakethe engekho emthethweni.Ukuvota okusha kwabathengi okugunyazwe yi-ACS kukhombisa ukuthi ukuvinjelwa kuzoholela ekukhuleni okukhulu kwemakethe ye-e-cigarette engekho emthethweni, ngama-24% wabantu abadala abakhona abalahlwayo.i-e-cigaretteabasebenzisi base-UK abafuna ukuthola imikhiqizo yabo emakethe engekho emthethweni.
UJames Lowman, isikhulu esiphezulu se-ACS, uthe: “Uhulumeni waseScotland akufanele agijimele ekusebenziseni ukuvinjelwa kogwayi olahlwayo ngaphandle kokubonisana kahle nezimboni kanye nokuqonda okucacile komthelela wemakethe ye-e-cigarette engekho emthethweni, esivele ilandisa. ingxenye enkulu yemakethe ye-e-cigarette yase-UK.Ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yemakethe kagwayi.Abenzi benqubomgomo abakacabangi ukuthi kanjanii-e-cigarette abasebenzisi bazosabela ekuvinjweni nokuthi ukuvinjelwa kuzokwandisa kanjani imakethe enkulu kagwayi ye-elekthronikhi kakade engekho emthethweni.”
"Sidinga uhlelo olucacile lokuxhumana ngalolu shintsho lwenqubomgomo kubathengi ngaphandle kokuyekethisa imigomo yokungabhemi, njengoba ucwaningo lwethu luphinde lubonise ukuthi u-8% wabasebenzisi baka-e-cigarette abalahlwayo bazobuyela ku-e-cigarettes ngemva kokuvinjelwa.Imikhiqizo kagwayi.”
Uhulumeni wase-UK kulindeleke ukuthi amemezele imininingwane yeziphakamiso zakhe zokuvalaama-e-cigarette alahlwayoezinsukwini ezizayo, futhi sizoqhubeka nokuqapha lokhu.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-06-2024
