What is the UK regulations of e-cigarettes?

As usual, Great Britain and the rest of the United Kingdom are ahead of American policymakers when it comes to the federal regulation of e-cigarettes. In a press release on June 12, 2013, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)—the agency responsible for protecting U.K. citizens from unsafe medicines and medical devices—announced that all nicotine-containing products (NCP), including e-cigs, are to be regulated by the government.
This new classification puts e-cigarettes on the same legal level as nicotine gums, patches, and mouth sprays designed to help wean smokers off cigarettes, meaning that licensed e-cigarette manufacturers in the U.K. can market their product as smoking cessation devices.
Immediately following the announcement, Jeremy Mean, the MHRA’s Group Manager of Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines, released a statement, saying: The decision announced today provides a framework that will enable good quality products to be widely available. It’s not about banning products that some people find useful, it’s about making sure that smokers have an effective alternative that they can rely on to meet their needs.
U.K. vapor smokers are free to use their e-cigarettes wherever smoking is allowed, and there still appears to be no indication that the U.K. will go down the same path as France in banning e-cigs from public places. As British chief medical officer, Dame Sally, says: Smokers are harmed by the deadly tar and toxins in tobacco smoke, not the nicotine.
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