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Originally Posted by Pem
Since when ? Unless the law changed in recent times [or the policeman who I spoke to is wrong] it is illegal to buy cigarettes under 16, but legal to smoke them.
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It is illegal to sell cigarettes to under 16 year olds, also I believe, although I can't verify this at the moment, it's also illegal to buy them to supply to children under 16.
According to
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/cont...drug-laws.html
"Police also have powers to confiscate tobacco products from under 16s who are smoking in public places."