By the time you are reading this, the nationwide smoking ban in public places will have just started. On the 1st July, new regulations banning smoking in every workplace and public place will start and it will have huge implications for everyone, not just non smokers.
The key points are:
The key points are:
From 1 July 2007 it will be against the law to smoke in virtually all enclosed and substantially enclosed public places and workplaces.
Public transport and work vehicles used by more than one person will also need to be smokefree.
No-smoking signs will have to be displayed in all smokefree premises and vehicles.
Staff smoking rooms and indoor smoking areas will no longer be allowed, so anyone who wants to smoke will have to go outside.
Managers of smokefree premises and vehicles will have legal responsibilities to prevent people from smoking.
If you are uncertain where you can or can't smoke, just look for the no-smoking signs or ask someone in charge.
If you don't comply with the new smokefree law, you will be committing a criminal offence and local Councils across the Country will have enforcement officers issuing fixed penalty notices if you commit an offence.
If you don't comply with the new smokefree law, you will be committing a criminal offence and local Councils across the Country will have enforcement officers issuing fixed penalty notices if you commit an offence.
For more on the new regulations, the campaign and full information see the official government site: http://www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/
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