Proposed UK legislation

[Kate]

The UK Department of Health appears to have been asked to change legislation in order to class PVs as tobacco products so that smoking or tobacco control laws can be used to restrict their use.

Quote:... the document addresses is the challenge in the enforcement of Smokefree legislation in public places:

“The inability to easily distinguish between a normal and an e-cigarette leads to confusion and upset amongst the public which can give rise to complaints as they believe that breaches of the legislation are taking place, and they are being subjected to cigarette smoke whilst in a no-smoking area. The use of e-cigarettes in premises where the law prohibits smoking could well encourage people to smoke, either in the mistaken belief that the law does not apply or is not being enforced, or that the individuals concerned will not be noticed and reported. There is also real potential for public order offences being committed where individuals are approached and asked or told to stop and this is challenged.”

After this the organisations go on to comment that they believe that electronic cigarettes should be classified as tobacco products and subject to the relevant legislation...

http://esmokerdirect.com/blog/proposed-u...-cigarette


It looks like it might be time for UK folks to contact the Department of Health and let them know that it's not in the public interest to ignore science and logic in order to restrict freedoms.