How Old Do You Have to Be to Buy Vapes in the UK? Illegal vapes still on sale as fires surge six months after UK ban Clearing the Air New Law Imposed UK Bans a Generation of Children From Smoking Capital TV UK Parliament passes the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, banning cigarette sales to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009, aiming to create a smoke free generation. The law also strengthens the regulation Cigarette sales ban clears UK Parliament as 'smoke free generation' is in reach Daily Record New smoking and e cig regulations are important to protect children Swann Department of Health