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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2006/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2006/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/28",
  "legislation_title": "Health Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2006",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Introduction",
  "text": "(1) This Chapter makes provision for the prohibition of smoking in certain premises, places and vehicles in England which are smoke-free by virtue of this Chapter.\n(2) In this Chapter—\n(a) “smoking” refers to smoking tobacco or anything which contains tobacco, or smoking any other substance, and\n(b) smoking includes being in possession of lit tobacco or of anything lit which contains tobacco, or being in possession of any other lit substance in a form in which it could be smoked.\n(3) In this Chapter, “smoke” and other related expressions are to be read in accordance with subsection (2).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 1(1) inserted (1.3.2021) by Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 2), s. 126(2), Sch. 2 para. 3; S.I. 2021/202, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 1 in force at 2.4.2007 for W. by S.I. 2007/204, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 1 in force at 1.7.2007 for E. by S.I. 2007/1375, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:14:18.053587+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}