Citation, commencement, application and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st July 2007.

2

These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

3

In these Regulations—

  • “A5 size” means an area of any shape which is equal in area to the size A5 in the A series of paper sizes defined in BS EN ISO 216: 20012;

  • the Act” means the Health Act 2006;

  • “entrance” means an entrance for use by persons;

  • “no-smoking symbol” means a symbol which consists solely of a graphic representation of a single burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle of at least 70 millimetres in diameter with a red bar across it;

  • “smoke-free premises” means all public places and workplaces which are smoke-free by virtue of section 2 or 4 of the Act, other than those that are exempt by virtue of regulations made under section 3 of the Act; and

  • “smoke-free vehicle” means a vehicle which is smoke-free by virtue of section 5 of the Act.