Public Health minister Shona Robison calls for new legislation to be passed on visit to shop in Perth.
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Author: putting cigarettes under the counter is going to stop
Intro: Banning cigarette displays in corner shops and supermarkets will help reduce child smoking in future generations, Public Health Minister Shona Robison said on Tuesday.
The move is one of the proposals in the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill, which is to be debated in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.
The minister was visiting a shop in Perth, whose owner supports the plans to ban tobacco displays.
The new bill's proposals include a ban on tobacco displays in shops, the introduction of a registration scheme for retailers, banning cigarette vending machines, fixed penalty notices for retailers who sell cigarettes to under 18s and banning orders to prevent retailers selling cigarettes if they continually flout the law.
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