The Smoke-free Premises and Vehicles (Wales) Regulations 2020

CHAPTER 2 Signs

Smoke-free premises which are workplaces or open to the public: signs

13.—(1) This regulation applies to premises that are smoke-free by virtue of section 7 or 8 of the Act.

(2) At least one sign must be displayed for the purposes of section 17(1) of the Act and it must contain a legible graphic representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a circle with a bar across the circle which crosses the cigarette symbol.

(3) This regulation does not apply to premises used to any extent as a dwelling.

School grounds, hospital grounds, and public playgrounds: signs

14.—(1) This regulation applies to—

(a) premises that are smoke-free by virtue of section 10 of the Act and that adjoin the school concerned (“school grounds”),

(b) premises that are smoke-free by virtue of section 11 of the Act (“hospital grounds”), and

(c) premises that are smoke-free by virtue of section 12 of the Act (“public playgrounds”).

(2) At least one sign must be displayed at the premises for the purposes of section 17(1) of the Act and it must—

(a) contain a legible graphic representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a circle with a bar across the circle which crosses the cigarette symbol,

(b) be displayed—

(i) in the case of school grounds, hospital grounds and public playgrounds within clearly marked boundaries, in a prominent position at or near the main entrance, or if there is more than one main entrance, each of them, and

(ii) in the case of public playgrounds not within clearly marked boundaries in a prominent position near the playground, and

(c) include the appropriate warning text.

(3) The “appropriate warning text” is—

(a) for school grounds, “It is against the law to smoke in these school grounds/Mae ysmygu yn nhir yr ysgol hon yn erbyn y gyfraith”;

(b) for hospital grounds, “It is against the law to smoke in these hospital grounds/Mae ysmygu yn nhir yr ysbyty hwn yn erbyn y gyfraith”;

(c) for public playgrounds within clearly marked boundaries, “It is against the law to smoke in this playground/Mae ysmygu yn y maes chwarae hwn yn erbyn y gyfraith”;

(d) for public playgrounds not within clearly marked boundaries, “It is against the law to smoke within 5 metres of this play equipment/Mae ysmygu o fewn 5 metr i’r cyfarpar chwarae hwn yn erbyn y gyfraith”.