# The Smoke-free Premises and Vehicles (Wales) Regulations 2020, Regulation 6: Adult care homes and adult hospices: designated rooms


(1) A room in premises consisting of an adult care home or an adult hospice that would (but for this regulation) be smoke-free by virtue of section 7 or 8 of the Act is to be treated as not being smoke-free if conditions 1 and 2 are met.
(2) Condition 1 is that the person in charge of the premises—
(a) designates the room as one in which residents of the adult care home or adult hospice who are aged 18 or over (and no other persons) are permitted to smoke, and
(b) keeps a record of all rooms that have been so designated.
(3) Condition 2 is that the room—
(a) has a ceiling and, except for doors and windows, is completely enclosed on all sides by solid floor to ceiling walls,
(b) does not have a ventilation system that ventilates into a smoke-free part of the premises,
(c) does not have doors which do not mechanically close immediately after use if they open into smoke-free areas, and
(d) is clearly marked as a room in which smoking is permitted.
(4) The person in charge of the premises may withdraw a designation at any time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1211/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-free-premises-and-vehicles-wales-regulations-2020/regulation-6
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