Legal age for buying tobacco will rise to 18 - The Telegraph 22nd September 2007

Sixteen-year-olds will no longer be able to buy cigarettes under new laws which come into force within days. The legal minimum age to buy tobacco will go up from 16 to 18 on October 1. The move will eventually save 1,700 lives a year through reduced smoking rates, a secret Department of Health document says.

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