ESkotland, umthetho uphuhliswa ukuvala ukuthengiswa nokusabalalisa i-e-cigarettes elahlayo ngo-Ephreli 1, 2025. Le ntshukumo ilandela ukubonisana kwe-UK ngokubanzi kunyaka odlulileyo, ngenxa yesivumelwano phakathi koorhulumente abachithwayo kunye ne-Westminster. Lo mthetho, ngoku uvulelwe ukubonisana noluntu kude kube ngumhla wesi-8 kuMatshi, wakhela phezu kwamagunya aphantsi koMthetho woKhuseleko lweNdalo ka-1990.
Injongo yalo mlinganiso intlu-mbini: ukunciphisa ukusetyenziswa komphunga phakathi kwabantu abangatshayiyo kunye nabantu abatsha, ngelixa kujongwa ifuthe lenkunkuma eveliswa zezi mveliso. Enyanisweni, ngaphezu kwe-26 yezigidi ze-e-cigarettes ezilahlwayo ziye zachithwa kwaye zaphoswa eSkotlani kulo nyaka uphelileyo, zibeka umngcipheko kungekuphela nje kwimpilo yoluntu kodwa nakwindalo engqongileyo, kubandakanywa nokwandisa umngcipheko womlilo kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma kunye nezithuthi zokuqokelela. ngenxa yeebhetri eziziquletheyo.
UMphathiswa wezoQoqosho lweSetyhula uLorna Slater uye wagxininisa ukuzinikela kukaRhulumente waseScotland ekuphuculeni impilo yoluntu kunye nokukhusela indalo yendalo. USheila Duffy, umlawuli oyintloko wemibutho echasene nokutshaya i-Ash Scotland, ubize ezi zicwangciso “njengenyathelo elikhulu eliya phambili” lokujongana nokunyuka okothusayo kwevaping phakathi kwabantwana nabantu abancinci eSkotlani.
Ngelo xesha, uRhulumente waseScottish uceba ukuphakamisa iminyaka esemthethweni yokuthenga icuba, okwenza kube semthethweni kunoma ubani ozelwe emva koJanuwari 1, 2009 ukuthenga iimveliso zecuba. Umlinganiselo yinxalenye yomthetho we-UK-wide, efuna isindululo semvume yomthetho eScotland.
Eli nyathelo libonisa inkxalabo ekhulayo malunga nokuthandwa kwe-vaping phakathi kwabantu abancinci, uninzi lwabo olungazange lucinge ukutshaya ngaphambili. Nangona i-e-cigarettes ehlaziywayo ihlala ikhona, kunye nezinye izixhobo zokuyeka ukutshaya ezifana ne-nicotine patches kunye namayeza, injongo ngokucacileyo ukunciphisa ukufikelela kwiimveliso ezilahlayo ezinomdla kakhulu kubantu abatsha.
Ingxelo yoRhulumente waseScottish ngoJuni yafumanisa ukuba i-22% yabangaphantsi kweminyaka eyi-18, okanye malunga ne-78 yabantu abatsha, basebenzise i-e-cigarette kunyaka odlulileyo, kunye nokusetyenziswa okubanzi kunomdiza wendabuko phakathi kweli qela leminyaka.
Le ntshukumo iyinxalenye yoluhlu lwezenzo zangaphambili kusetyenziswa uMthetho woKhuseleko lweNdalo ka-1990 ukuthintela izinto ezinjengee-microbeads, iicotton swabs kunye neeplastiki ezisetyenziswa kanye, kugxininiswa ukuzibophelela okuqhubekayo kwe-'Skotlani ngokubhekiselele kwimpilo yoluntu kunye nokhuseleko lokusingqongileyo ...
