# The Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2012, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

Extent: E+W

(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;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1536/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-free-signs-regulations-2012/regulation-1
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