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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-smoke-free-penalties-and-discounted-amounts-regulations-2007/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2007/9780110757346",
  "legislation_title": "The Smoke-free (Penalties and Discounted Amounts) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-smoke-free-penalties-and-discounted-amounts-regulations-2007",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations which extend to England and Wales specify penalties and discounted amounts for the purposes of the smoking offences created by Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Health Act 2006.\nRegulation 2(1) provides that the maximum fine on conviction for an offence relating to the display of no-smoking signs is level 3 on the standard scale (currently £1000). Regulation 2(4) provides that where the fixed penalty procedure is used for an alleged offence relating to the display of no-smoking signs—\n(a) the fixed penalty is £200; and\n(b) the discounted amount is £150.\nRegulation 2(2) provides that the maximum fine on conviction for an offence of smoking in a smoke-free place is level 1 on the standard scale (currently £200). Regulation 2(5) provides that where the fixed penalty procedure is used for an alleged offence of smoking in a smoke-free place—\n(a) the fixed penalty is £50; and\n(b) the discounted amount is £30.\nRegulation 2(3) provides that the maximum fine on conviction for failing to prevent smoking in a smoke-free place is level 4 on the standard scale (currently £2500).\nA Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for these Regulations and a copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Smokefree Legislation Team, Room 712, Department of Health, Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110757346/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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