Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026

Prospective

156 Vape-free places in Wales U.K.

(1) The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 2) is amended as follows.

(2) In the Welsh language text, before section 18 (enforcement authorities) insert—

“PENNOD 1A U.K. Fepio

17B Mannau a cherbydau di-fêp

(1) Caiff rheoliadau ddynodi mannau neu gerbydau yng Nghymru yn ddi-fêp.

(2) Dim ond mangreoedd di-fwg neu cherbydau di-fwg y caniateir eu dynodi’n ddi-fêp.

(3) Caiff y rheoliadau, ymhlith pethau eraill—

(a) darparu i fannau neu gerbydau fod yn ddi-fêp, o dan amgylchiadau penodedig, ar adegau penodedig neu os yw amodau pendodedig wedi eu bodloni (neu unrhyw gyfuniad o’r rhain);

(b) darparu ar gyfer eithriadau, y gellir eu llunio drwy gyfeirio at y dynodiad gan berson o ardaloedd nad ydynt yn ddi-fêp.

(4) Caiff y rheoliadau, yn benodol, lunio’r amgylchiadau lle mae cerbyd yn ddi-fêp drwy gyfeirio at—

(a) a oes person o dan 18 oed yn bresennol;

(b) ei leoliad.

(5) Nid yw’r pŵer i wneud rheoliadau o dan yr adran hon yn arferadwy mewn perthynas ag—

(a) awyren,

(b) hofrenfad, nac

(c) llong y gellid gwneud rheoliadau mewn perthynas â hi o dan adran 85 o Ddeddf Llongau Masnach 1995 (diogelwch ac iechyd ar longau).

(6) Cyn gwneud rheoliadau o dan yr adran hon, rhaid i Weinidogion Cymru ymgynghori ag unrhyw bersonau y mae Gweinidogion Cymru yn ystyried ei bod yn briodol ymgynghori â hwy.

(7) Yn yr adran hon—

• mae i “cerbyd di-fwg” (“smoke-free vehicle”) yr un ystyr ag ym Mhennod 1 (gweler adran 15);

• mae i “mangre di-fwg” (“smoke-free premises”) yr un ystyr ag ym Mhennod 1 (gweler adrannau 7 i 14).

17C Y drosedd o fepio mewn mannau neu gerbydau di-fêp

(1) Mae person yn cyflawni trosedd os yw’r person yn defnyddio fêp perthnasol—

(a) mewn man di-fêp;

(b) mewn cerbyd di-fêp.

(2) Mae’n amddiffyniad i berson sydd wedi ei gyhuddo o drosedd o dan yr adran hon—

(a) dangos nad oedd y person yn gwybod, ac na ellid bod wedi disgwyl yn rhesymol iddo wybod, fod y man neu’r cerbyd o dan sylw yn fan di-fêp neu’n gerbyd di-fêp, neu

(b) dangos—

(i) bod y person a oedd yn defnyddio’r fêp yn ei ddefnyddio wrth berfformio mewn perfformiad,

(ii) bod cyfiawnhad i’r defnydd o’r fêp i gynnal uniondeb artistig y perfformiad, a

(iii) nad oedd y fêp yn cael ei ddefnyddio i anweddu sylwedd yn cynnwys nicotin.

(3) Os yw person sydd wedi ei gyhuddo o drosedd o dan yr adran hon yn dibynnu ar amddiffyniad yn is-adran (2), ac y dygir tystiolaeth sy’n ddigonol i godi mater mewn cysylltiad â’r amddiffyniad hwnnw, rhaid i’r llys gymryd bod yr amddiffyniad wedi ei fodloni oni bai bod yr erlyniad yn profi y tu hwnt i amheuaeth resymol nad yw wedi ei fodloni.

(4) Mae person sy’n euog o drosedd o dan yr adran hon yn agored ar euogfarn ddiannod i ddirwy nad yw’n uwch na lefel 1 ar y raddfa safonol.

(5) Yn y Bennod hon, ystyr “fêp perthnasol” yw fêp nad yw’n ddyfais cynhesu tybaco.

17D Y drosedd o fethu ag atal fepio

(1) Rhaid i berson a chanddo reolaeth dros fan sy’n ddi-fêp neu sy’n ymwneud â rheoli man sy’n ddi-fêp gymryd camau rhesymol i beri i berson sy’n defnyddio fêp perthnasol yno beidio â defnyddio’r fêp.

(2) Rhaid i yrrwr cerbyd di-fêp, ac unrhyw berson arall a bennir mewn rheoliadau, gymryd camau rhesymol i beri i berson sy’n defnyddio fêp perthnasol yn y cerbyd beidio â defnyddio’r fêp.

(3) Mae person sy’n methu â chydymffurfio â’r ddyletswydd yn is-adran (1) neu (2) yn cyflawni trosedd.

(4) Mae’n amddiffyniad i berson sydd wedi ei gyhuddo o drosedd o dan yr adran hon ddangos nad oedd yn gwybod, ac na ellid bod wedi disgwyl yn rhesymol iddo wybod, fod y person o dan sylw yn defnyddio fêp.

(5) Mae’n amddiffyniad i berson sydd wedi ei gyhuddo o drosedd o dan yr adran hon ddangos—

(a) bod y person a oedd yn defnyddio’r fêp yn ei ddefnyddio wrth berfformio mewn perfformiad,

(b) bod cyfiawnhad i’r defnydd o’r fêp i gynnal uniondeb artistig y perfformiad, ac

(c) nad oedd y fêp yn cael ei ddefnyddio i anweddu sylwedd yn cynnwys nicotin.

(6) Os yw person sydd wedi ei gyhuddo o drosedd o dan yr adran hon yn dibynnu ar yr amddiffyniad yn is-adran (4) neu (5), ac y dygir tystiolaeth sy’n ddigonol i godi mater mewn cysylltiad â’r amddiffyniad hwnnw, rhaid i’r llys gymryd bod yr amddiffyniad wedi ei fodloni oni bai bod yr erlyniad yn profi y tu hwnt i amheuaeth resymol nad yw wedi ei fodloni.

(7) Mae person sy’n euog o drosedd o dan yr adran hon yn agored ar euogfarn ddiannod i ddirwy nad yw’n uwch na lefel 4 ar y raddfa safonol.

17E Arwyddion: mannau a cherbydau di-fêp

(1) Rhaid i berson sy’n meddiannu man di-fêp neu sy’n ymwneud â rheoli man di-fêp sicrhau bod arwyddion dim fepio yn cael eu harddangos yn y man hwnnw neu’n agos ato yn unol ag unrhyw ofynion a osodir gan reoliadau.

(2) Rhaid i berson sydd â chyfrifoldebau rheoli am gerbyd di-fêp sicrhau bod arwyddion dim fepio yn cael eu harddangos yn y cerbyd hwnnw yn unol ag unrhyw ofynion a osodir gan reoliadau.

(3) Caiff rheoliadau o dan is-adran (1) neu (2), ymhlith pethau eraill, osod gofynion ynghylch—

(a) cynnwys neu ymddangosiad arwydd (er enghraifft, gofynion o ran ei faint, ei ddyluniad, ei liw neu ei eiriad);

(b) sut a ble y mae arwyddion i gael eu harddangos.

(4) Caiff rheoliadau greu eithriadau i'r ddyletswydd yn is-adran (2).

(5) Mae person sy’n methu â chydymffurfio â’r ddyletswydd yn is-adran (1) neu (2) yn cyflawni trosedd.

(6) Mae’n amddiffyniad i berson sydd wedi ei gyhuddo o drosedd o dan yr adran hon ddangos—

(a) nad oedd y person yn gwybod, ac na ellid bod wedi disgwyl yn rhesymol iddo wybod, fod y man neu’r cerbyd yn ddi-fêp,

(b) nad oedd y person yn gwybod, ac na ellid bod wedi disgwyl yn rhesymol iddo wybod, nad oedd arwyddion sy’n cydymffurfio â gofynion yr adran hon yn cael eu harddangos yn unol â gofynion yr adran hon, neu

(c) ei bod, ar seiliau eraill, yn rhesymol i’r person beidio â chydymffurfio â’r ddyletswydd.

(7) Os yw person sydd wedi ei gyhuddo o drosedd o dan yr adran hon yn dibynnu ar amddiffyniad yn is-adran (6), ac y dygir tystiolaeth sy’n ddigonol i godi mater mewn cysylltiad â’r amddiffyniad hwnnw, rhaid i’r llys gymryd bod yr amddiffyniad wedi ei fodloni oni bai bod yr erlyniad yn profi y tu hwnt i amheuaeth resymol nad yw wedi ei fodloni.

(8) Mae person sy’n euog o drosedd o dan yr adran hon yn agored ar euogfarn ddiannod i ddirwy nad yw’n uwch na lefel 3 ar y raddfa safonol.

(9) Nid yw’r adran hon yn gymwys mewn cysylltiad ag unrhyw fangre a ddefnyddir i unrhyw raddau fel annedd.

17F Dehongli’r Bennod hon

Yn y Bennod hon—

• mae i “anweddu” yr ystyr a roddir i “vaporises” gan adran 50 o Ddeddf Tybaco a Fêps 2026;

• ystyr “dyfais cynhesu tybaco” (“heated tobacco device”) yw dyfais sy’n cynhesu tybaco i gynhyrchu anwedd neu erosol at ddiben mewnanadlu drwy ddarn a roddir yn y geg (pa un a yw hefyd yn gallu cynhesu sylwedd arall i gynhyrchu anwedd neu erosol ai peidio);

• mae i “fêp” yr ystyr a roddir i “vape” gan adran 50 o Ddeddf Tybaco a Fêps 2026;

• mae i “fêp perthnasol” (“relevant vape”) yr ystyr a roddir gan adran 17C(5);

• mae “perfformiad” (“performance”) yn cynnwys—

  (a)

  perfformio drama neu berfformiad a roddir mewn cysylltiad â gwneud ffilm neu raglen deledu, a

  (b)

  ymarfer.”

(3) In the English language text, before section 18 (enforcement authorities) insert—

“Chapter 1A U.K. Vaping

17B Vape-free places and vehicles

(1) Regulations may designate places or vehicles in Wales as vape-free.

(2) Only smoke-free premises or smoke-free vehicles may be designated as vape-free.

(3) The regulations may, among other things—

(a) provide for places or vehicles to be vape-free, in specified circumstances, at specified times or if specified conditions are satisfied (or any combination of those);

(b) provide for exceptions, which may be framed by reference to the designation by a person of areas which are not vape-free.

(4) The regulations may, in particular, frame the circumstances in which a vehicle is vape-free by reference to—

(a) whether a person under the age of 18 is present;

(b) its location.

(5) The power to make regulations under this section is not exercisable in relation to—

(a) an aircraft,

(b) a hovercraft, or

(c) a ship in relation to which regulations could be made under section 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (safety and health on ships).

(6) Before making regulations under this section the Welsh Ministers must consult any persons the Welsh Ministers consider it appropriate to consult.

(7) In this section—

• “smoke-free premises” (“mangre di-fwg”) has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 (see sections 7 to 14);

• “smoke-free vehicle” (“cerbyd di-fwg”) has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 (see section 15).

17C Offence of vaping in vape-free places or vehicles

(1) A person commits an offence if the person uses a relevant vape—

(a) in a vape-free place;

(b) in a vape-free vehicle.

(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to show—

(a) that the person did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that the place or vehicle concerned was a vape-free place or a vape-free vehicle, or

(b) that—

(i) the person using the vape was using it when performing in a performance,

(ii) that the use of the vape was justified to preserve the artistic integrity of the performance, and

(iii) that the vape was not being used to vaporise a substance containing nicotine.

(3) If a person charged with an offence under this section relies on a defence in subsection (2), and evidence is adduced which is sufficient to raise an issue with respect to that defence, the court must assume that the defence is satisfied unless the prosecution proves beyond reasonable doubt that it is not.

(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.

(5) In this Chapter “relevant vape” means a vape that is not a heated tobacco device.

17D Offence of failing to prevent vaping

(1) A person who controls or is concerned in the management of a place that is vape-free must take reasonable steps to cause a person using a relevant vape there to stop using the vape.

(2) The driver of a vape-free vehicle, and any other person specified in regulations, must take reasonable steps to cause a person using a relevant vape in the vehicle to stop using the vape.

(3) A person who fails to comply with the duty in subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.

(4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to show that they did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that the person in question was using a vape.

(5) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to show—

(a) that the person using the vape was using it when performing in a performance,

(b) that the use of the vape was justified to preserve the artistic integrity of the performance, and

(c) that the vape was not being used to vaporise a substance containing nicotine.

(6) If a person charged with an offence under this section relies on the defence in subsection (4) or (5), and evidence is adduced which is sufficient to raise an issue with respect to that defence, the court must assume that the defence is satisfied unless the prosecution proves beyond reasonable doubt that it is not.

(7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

17E Signs: vape-free places and vehicles

(1) A person who occupies or is concerned in the management of a vape-free place must make sure that no-vaping signs are displayed in or near that place in accordance with any requirements imposed by regulations.

(2) A person who has management responsibilities for a vape-free vehicle must make sure that no-vaping signs are displayed in that vehicle in accordance with any requirements imposed by regulations.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) or (2) may, among other things, impose requirements about—

(a) the content or appearance of a sign (for example, requirements as to its size, design, colour, or wording);

(b) how and where signs are to be displayed.

(4) Regulations may create exceptions to the duty in subsection (2).

(5) A person who fails to comply with the duty in subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.

(6) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to show—

(a) that the person did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that the place or vehicle was vape-free,

(b) that the person did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that signs complying with the requirements of this section were not being displayed in accordance with the requirements of this section, or

(c) that on other grounds it was reasonable for the person not to comply with the duty.

(7) If a person charged with an offence under this section relies on a defence in subsection (6), and evidence is adduced which is sufficient to raise an issue with respect to that defence, the court must assume that the defence is satisfied unless the prosecution proves beyond reasonable doubt that it is not.

(8) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(9) This section does not apply in respect of any premises used to any extent as a dwelling.

17F Interpretation of this Chapter

In this Chapter—

• “heated tobacco device” (“dyfais cynhesu tybaco”) means a device that heats tobacco to generate a vapour or an aerosol for the purpose of inhalation through a mouthpiece (whether or not it can also heat other matter to produce a vapour or aerosol);

• “performance” (“perfformiad”) includes—

  (a)

  the performance of a play or a performance given in connection with the making of a film or television programme, and

  (b)

  a rehearsal;

• “relevant vape” (“fêp perthnasol”) has the meaning given by section 17C(5);

• “vape” (“fêp”) has the meaning given by section 50 of the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026;

• “vaporises” (“anweddu”) has the meaning given by section 50 of the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026.”

(4) In the Welsh language text and the English language text of section 123, in subsection (2)(a), before “or 50(2)” insert “17B(1),”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 156 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 176(3)(c)