Tobacco and Vapes Bill

The Lords’ amendment paper proposes a new Wales-only fixed-penalty regime under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, allowing Welsh local authorities to issue fixed penalties for specified offences (such as age checks, sales to under-18s, and displays) with penalties of £200 (except section 20 offences, which are level-4 fines) and a 28-day payment window, including rules on withdrawal and the effect on court proceedings. It also includes a new clause requiring fixed-penalty proceeds in Wales to be used for relevant local authority functions. The Commons then tabled consequential amendments to reflect these changes, and Baroness Merron moves that the Lords agree with them.

This Lords amendment paper records a motion for the Lords to agree with the Commons on their consequential amendments to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (amendments 28A–C and 29A–C), after Clause 39. The motion is to be moved by Baroness Merron and was published on 13 April 2026.

The Lords propose a new clause giving Welsh local weights and measures authorities power to issue fixed penalty notices for a range of tobacco and vaping offences in Wales, with a £200 penalty for most offences (and a level-4 fine for section 20 offences), a 28‑day payment window, and a 50% discount option to avoid conviction; notices can be withdrawn before payment and no proceedings start while the period runs. A companion clause would require the proceeds from these penalties to be used for the authorities’ functions under the Act and related regulations. The Commons propose consequential amendments to align other parts of the Bill with these changes.