Decision details
Sales of Age Restricted Products
Decision Maker: Decision Session - Executive Member for Economy and Strategic Planning, Executive Leader (incorporating Housing & Safer Neighbourhoods))
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of Report: To
inform the Cabinet Member of the work undertaken by City of York
Council (CYC) Trading Standards service to prevent the illegal
sales of age-restricted products.
To seek the required Cabinet Member approval for the programme of
action for the next 12 months regarding the enforcement of:
i) The Children and young Persons
(Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 in relation to
cigarettes/tobacco.
ii) The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 in relation to aerosol
paint.
The Cabinet Member is asked to note the report and adopt the
recommended programme of education and enforcement action for the
next 12 months.
This report will now be considered at a public Decision Session of the Cabinet Member for Communities on 22December 2014
Decision:
Resolved: That the report be noted and that Option 1, to continue with the programme of education and enforcement action as set out for the next 12 months, be adopted.
Reason: To minimise the level of illegal underage sales in the city.
Report author: Matthew Boxall
Publication date: 22/12/2014
Date of decision: 22/12/2014
Decided at meeting: 22/12/2014 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Economy and Strategic Planning
Effective from: 25/12/2014
Accompanying Documents:
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