Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2009-11-04
Intro: Scottish government ministers have agreed to toughen up proposed laws on tobacco sales to make it illegal for under-18s to buy cigarettes.
If agreed, it would also be against the law to buy tobacco for those under age.
Ministers hope that the new legislation will limit the number of young smokers taking up the habit.
The law would bring the rules on tobacco sales into line with alcohol with police able to seize cigarettes from teenagers as they can with booze.
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