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4: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— “Complete prohibition of tobacco products from 2040(1) In addition to the prohibition in section 1 regarding individuals born on or after 1 January 2009, the sale of tobacco products to any person is prohibited in the United Kingdom from 1 January 2040.(2) All licences to sell tobacco and tobacco retail registrations will be invalid as of 00:01am on 1 January 2040.(3) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, lay before Parliament a strategy for—(a) implementing the complete prohibition under subsection (1),(b) supporting tobacco retailers and businesses in transitioning away from tobacco product sales,(c) strengthening enforcement mechanisms to prevent illicit trade of tobacco products, and(d) enhancing smoking cessation services to support individuals ahead of the 2040 prohibition. (4) The strategy under subsection (3) must include provision for a phased reduction in tobacco product availability beginning not later than 1 January 2030.(5) Nothing in this section affects the operation of section 1 of this Act, which applies to individuals born on or after 1 January 2009 regardless of the prohibition in subsection (1).”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment preserves the generational approach to phasing out tobacco while establishing a backstop date of 1 January 2040 for complete prohibition. The amendment also requires the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive implementation strategy.