Explanatory Notes

Public Health (Wales) Act 2017

2

3 July 2017

Commentary on Sections

Part 3.Tobacco and Nicotine Products

Chapter 1 - Smoking
Section 4 - Smoking

15.This section provides the definition of “smoking” for Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Act. The definition covers the smoking of cigarettes, pipes, cigars, herbal cigarettes and waterpipes (often known as hookah or shisha pipes) etc. It does not encompass “e-cigarettes”.