Limits on vaping are also set to be introduced as part of the landmark new law UK set to ban smoking products for those born after 2008 ABC News LONDON Parliament has cleared the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, introducing a historic ban that will prevent anyone born after January 1, 2009, from ever legally buying cigarettes. The legislation phases out The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Act is now law. Today's children will never legally be sold cigarettes. We're creating the UK's first smoke free generation and protecting children from the harms of smoking