Ministers Back Plans for Tobacco Licences

Source from:  theherald.co.uk KEVIN SCHOFIELD January 14 2008  01/16/2008

Ministers have given their backing to plans to license shops which sell tobacco in an attempt to tackle under-age smoking and drive rogue traders out of business. Christine Grahame, an SNP MSP for the South of Scotland, outlined her proposals two months ago and said that she planned to bring forward a private members' bill to get the scheme on the statute book. She said the current law on tobacco sales was not properly enforced, making it too easy for those under the age of 18 to buy cigarettes. Enditem