The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Environmental Protection (Single-Use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024”. (S.R. 2024 No 212) which comes into operation on 1st June 2025.

This Rule prohibits the supply, whether by sale or otherwise in the course of business, of single-use vapes. These Regulations recognise the strong support from the Northern Ireland public for a ban on single use vapes in response to the UK wide consultation on ‘Creating a Smokefree Generation and Tackling Youth Vaping’.

The Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 03332025070, or viewed online at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2024/212/contents/made