Jump to full article: ePolitix.com (uk), 2009-10-08
Intro: Pub landlords would rather remove their cigarette vending machines than enforce tough laws on preventing child access to them, according to new research.
The proposed new law would require bar staff to identity check every young person wanting to access the machine.
Landlords believe the proposal is impossible to implement during busy hours, according to a survey of licensees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The study was carried out by the British Heart Foundation NI and comes a week before Westminster debate on the issues in the Health Bill.
The BHF want Stormont health minister Michael McGimpsey to go a step further and ban the machines.
The proposed legislation would make landlords responsible for any underage buyers.
A majority of 75 per cent said they would rather have the machines removed than risk prosecution.
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