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IP completion day definition

What does IP completion day mean? The point in time marking the end of the Brexit implementation (transition) period for UK legal purposes. In practice, it is the trigger date used in UK statutes, statutory instruments and contracts to determine when EU law stopped applying and when UK amendments took effect. It is defined in legislation: section 39 of the European Union (withdrawal agreement) Act 2020 fixes “IP completion day” as 11.00 p.m. on 31 December 2020 (UK time). Key legal effects include: establishing the snapshot for “retained EU law” under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; altering the supremacy and direct effect of EU law as...

Age-restricted sales of tobacco and nicotine products: offences, enforcement, defences and sanctions, including England's single-use vape ban (England and Wales)

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Offences relating to the sale of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products to persons under 18

In order to reduce the growing numbers of children and young people becoming dependent on nicotine, various distinct offences exist in England and Wales covering the sale of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products to those under 18 years of age. Responsibility for such offences may fall on the person who completed the transaction and/or on the shop or premises where it occurred in question. Buying, or trying to buy, tobacco or nicotine products for someone under 18 (‘proxy purchasing’) is a separate offence, committed by the person making or attempting the purchase of the restricted product, rather than by the retailer or its staff. For further details on proxy purchasing of tobacco and nicotine products, see Practice Note: Proxy purchasing of tobacco and nicotine products. To further safeguard children’s health, and in response to environmental issues, from 1 June 2025 it is an offence in England and Wales to sell or supply single-use disposable vapes. See below for additional information on these matters and further details...

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