tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post8729299247951346462..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Judges back Department of Health - 550 people dumped on the doleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-92081395265840831652011-06-19T11:55:28.659+01:002011-06-19T11:55:28.659+01:00"The measure, drawn up by the Department of H..."The measure, drawn up by the Department of Health to combat under-age smoking," ?<br /><br />Article 13<br /><br />Retail sale and display.<br /><br />14. Vending machines should be banned because they constute by their very presence a means of advertising or promotion under the terms of the Convention.<br />http://www.who.int/fctc/guidelines/article_13.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-80777719087307973782011-06-19T01:41:39.657+01:002011-06-19T01:41:39.657+01:00I saw this and wondered actually which actual law ...I saw this and wondered actually which actual law bans the sale of tobacco from vending machines in pubs - or is simply diktat, reinforced by a compliant bunch of clueless legal parasites?<br /><br />F'rinstance - are publicans banned from selling "loosies" and cigars from from the bar?<br /><br />It strikes me as diktat of the first order, since no Statutory Instrument / Act of Parliament has been quoted in any of the coverage I have seen...Gordon the Fence Post Tortoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04426735271858751220noreply@blogger.com