The Smoke-free Premises etc. (Wales) Regulations 2007

Title, commencement, application and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Smoke- free Premises etc. (Wales) Regulations 2007 and they come into force at 6am on 2 April 2007.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) In these Regulations (except where the context otherwise requires) —

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Health Act 2006;

“adult hospice” (“hosbis i oedolion”) means an establishment, the whole or main purpose of which is to provide palliative care for persons aged not less than 18 years who are resident there and are suffering from progressive disease in its final stages;

“care home” (“cartref gofal”) is to be construed in accordance with section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000(1);

“designated” (“dynodedig”) means designated in writing by the person in charge of premises;

“mental health unit” (“uned iechyd meddwl”) means an establishment or part of an establishment the main purpose of which is the provision of treatment or nursing (or both) for persons suffering from mental disorder as defined in section 1(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983(2);

“private dwelling” (“annedd breifat”) includes self-contained residential accommodation for temporary or holiday use and any garage, outhouse or other structure for the exclusive use of persons living in the dwelling;

“private vehicle” (“cerbyd preifat”) means a vehicle which is used wholly or mainly for the private purposes of the person who owns it or who has a right to use it which does not derive from a payment or undertaking to pay for the use of the vehicle or its driver for a particular journey.

(1)

2000 c. 14.

(2)

1983 c. 20.