Single-use electronic vaping devices

The Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025

The proposed legislation seeks to prohibit the retail sale of single-use vapes, whether or not they contain nicotine.

Single-use vapes are defined as vaping devices which are not intended to be reused, including devices which cannot be refilled and devices which cannot be recharged.
A separate notification under Article 24(3) of Directive 2014/40/EU has been submitted in respect of the elements of the legislation regulating electronic cigarettes containing nicotine.
Please note the Regulatory Impact Analysis for this legislation considered it as part of a suite of measures, the rest of which are under development