1.—(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: 2001(1);
“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.
Copies of BS EN ISO 216: 2001 can be obtained from the British Standards Institute, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL. Their website address is http://www.bsi-global.com