Health Act 2006 (c. 28)

Part 1 U.K. Smoking

Chapter 1 U.K. Smoke-free premises, places and vehicles

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1 Ch. 1 modified (30.5.2007) by National Assembly for Wales Commission (Crown Status) (No.2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1353), arts. 1(2), 7

Smoke-free premises, etc. E+W

4 Additional smoke-free places E+W

(1) The appropriate national authority may make regulations designating as smoke-free any place or description of place that is not smoke-free under section 2.

(2) The place, or places falling within the description, need not be enclosed or substantially enclosed.

(3) The appropriate national authority may designate a place or description of place under this section only if in the authority's opinion there is a significant risk that, without a designation, persons present there would be exposed to significant quantities of smoke.

(4) The regulations may provide for such places, or places falling within the description, to be smoke-free only—

(a) in specified circumstances,

(b) at specified times,

(c) if specified conditions are satisfied,

(d) in specified areas,

or any combination of those.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 4 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 83

I2 S. 4 in force at 1.7.2007 for E. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/1375, art. 2(a)