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28/06/2007 - Features

'Smokefree regulations' - what you should know

Smokefree symbol - burning cigarette inside red circle, with red bar through it On 1 July England will join Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in making it against the law to smoke in virtually all enclosed public places, workplaces and public and work vehicles.

For this feature, Norwich Union Risk Services' training and consultancy manager John Phillips looks at how the new 'smokefree' laws apply in England, and highlights how the rules aren't necessarily the same in other parts of Britain.

Part 1: An introduction to 'smokefree' law

Part 2: Enclosed and substantially enclosed premises

Part 3: Working from home and other exemptions

Part 4: Smokefree regulations and vehicles

Part 5: What signs have to be displayed?

Part 6: Smoke free policy and support

Click on the links over to the left of this page to read each section...