Single-Use Vape Ban from 1st June 2025

The Scottish Government has published regulations to ban the sale of disposable vapes in Scotland. In order to align with a similar ban being introduced for the other nations of the UK, the ban will come into force from 1st June 2025.

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 is the primary legislation used to introduce a ban on disposable vapes in Scotland.

From 1st June, it will be an offence for a person or business to supply, offer to supply, or have in their possession for supply, single-use vapes. Those found in breach will be subject to a summary conviction of up to 2 years or/and a fine.

There will be no sell through period and all products must be fully compliant from 1st June 2025. (Any left-over stock must be discontinued and stored separately from items for sale, clearly marked as ‘Not for Sale’.)

In the coming months further changes to the regulations on the sale of vape and tobacco products are expected to be introduced through the UK Government’s Tobacco and Vape Bill. This is currently being debated in the House of Lords and is separate to the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.