Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretationI1

England and Wales

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st October 2012.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

(3)

In these Regulations—

(a)

“the Act” means the Health Act 2006;

F1(b)

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(c)

“smoke-free premises” means all public premises and workplaces which are smoke-free by virtue of section 2 or 4 of the Act, other than those exempt by virtue of regulations made under section 3 of the Act^f1.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 1(3)(b) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of The Smoke-free (Private Vehicles) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/286), regs. 1(1), 3(2)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 1 in force at 1.10.2012, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2007/765, Part 2