Commercial actor overall response rate and support for each e-cigarette policy proposal suggested in the policy consultation process
| Proposed regulation | Response rate* | % of actors agreeing with the proposal (and # of supportive responses) | Support by actor category | ||||
| 1. TTC, TTC subsidiaries and TTC-affiliated organisations (n=11) | 2. Independent e-cigarette companies (n=3) | 3. Organisations licensed to make/sell medicines (n=9) | 4. Retailers/organisations not licensed to make/sell medicine (n=6) | 5. Advertising industry representatives (n=3) | |||
| Regulatory proposals relating to age of sale (AoS) | |||||||
| The minimum AoS for e-cigarettes should be set at 18. | 81% (n=26) | 78% (n=25) | 82% (n=9) | 100% (n=3) | 78% (n=7) | 100% (n=6) | 0% (n=0) |
| AoS regulation should apply to all products, not just those containing nicotine. | 63% (n=20) | 59% (n=19) | 73% (n=8) | 67% (n=2) | 67% (n=6) | 50% (n=3) | 0% (n=0) |
| AoS regulation offence should apply to both retailer and purchaser. | 56% (n=18) | 31% (n=10) | 27% (n=3) | 33% (n=1) | 33% (n=3) | 50% (n=3) | 0% (n=0) |
| Sales of e-cigarette devices and refills from self-service vending machines should be banned. | 72% (n=23) | 50% (n=16) | 27% (n=3) | 67% (n=2) | 78% (n=7) | 67% (n=4) | 0% (n=0) |
| AoS restrictions should also apply to e-cigarette accessories. | 56% (n=18) | 22% (n=7) | 9% (n=1) | 33% (n=1) | 44% (n=4) | 17% (n=1) | 0% (n=0) |
| It should be an offence to proxy purchase e-cigarettes. | 72% (n=23) | 69% (n=22) | 73% (n=8) | 100% (n=3) | 56% (n=5) | 100% (n=6) | 0% (n=0) |
| There should be an age verification policy ‘Challenge 25’. | 75% (n=24) | 50% (n=16) | 64% (n=7) | 67% (n=2) | 33% (n=3) | 67% (n=4) | 0% (n=0) |
| Penalties for selling e-cigarettes to under-18s should be the same as for tobacco. | 63% (n=20) | 31% (n=10) | 36% (n=4) | 33% (n=1) | 22% (n=2) | 50% (n=3) | 0% (n=0) |
| Regulatory proposals relating to e-cigarette advertising | |||||||
| There should be regulation of domestic advertising. | 69% (n=22) | 38% (n=12) | 45% (n=5) | 33% (n=1) | 44% (n=4) | 33% (n=2) | 0% (n=0) |
| Regulation of advertising of e-cigarettes should be in addition to that introduced by the EU Tobacco Products Directive. | 75% (n=24) | 22% (n=7) | 18% (n=2) | 0% (n=0) | 56% (n=5) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) |
| Billboard advertising should be banned. | 59% (n=19) | 19% (n=6) | 9% (n=1) | 0% (n=0) | 56% (n=5) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) |
| Leafletting should be banned. | 59% (n=19) | 19% (n=6) | 9% (n=1) | 0% (n=0) | 56% (n=5) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) |
| Brand stretching should be banned. | 63% (n=20) | 22% (n=7) | 18% (n=2) | 0% (n=0) | 56% (n=5) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) |
| Free distribution of e-cigarettes should be banned. | 66% (n=21) | 19% (n=6) | 9% (n=1) | 0% (n=0) | 56% (n=5) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) |
| Nominal pricing for e-cigarettes should be banned. | 63% (n=20) | 19% (n=6) | 9% (n=1) | 0% (n=0) | 56% (n=5) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) |
| Point of sales advertising should be banned. | 63% (n=20) | 19% (n=6) | 9% (n=1) | 0% (n=0) | 56% (n=5) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) |
| Events sponsorship should be banned. | 63% (n=20) | 22% (n=7) | 18% (n=2) | 0% (n=0) | 56% (n=5) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) |
| Regulatory proposals relating to e-cigarette retailers | |||||||
| There should be a Scottish Retailer Register for e-cigarette devices and refills. | 72% (n=23) | 28% (n=9) | 27% (n=3) | 33% (n=1) | 22% (n=2) | 50% (n=3) | 0% (n=0) |
| The offences and penalties should reflect those already in place for the Scottish Tobacco Retailers Register. | 66% (n=21) | 31% (n=10) | 27% (n=3) | 33% (n=1) | 33% (n=3) | 50% (n=3) | 0% (n=0) |
| Sales of e-cigarettes by those under 18 should be prohibited. | 75% (n=24) | 22% (n=7) | 36% (n=4) | 0% (n=0) | 11% (n=1) | 33% (n=2) | 0% (n=0) |
| Regulatory proposals relating to use of e-cigarettes in public places | |||||||
| Use of e-cigarettes in enclosed public spaces should be banned. | 63% (n=20) | 9% (n=3) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) | 33% (n=3) | 0% (n=0) | 0% (n=0) |
*Response rate=percentage/number of actors that expressed a view either in support of or opposition to the proposed regulation. Balance represents missing or unclear data that is: actors not expressing a clear view.
†Percentage represents the support within each actor category.