Is Your Business Affected?
Use our flowchart to see whether your business needs to take action to comply with the Act.
| Do your premises fall into any of the following 4 categories? | |||
| (a) to which the public or a section of the public has access | (b) which are being used wholly or mainly as a place of work | (c) which are being used by and for the purposes of a club or other unincorporated association | (d) which are being used wholly or mainly for the provision of education or of health or care services |
| Yes | No | ||
Look at the list of no-smoking premises in Schedule 1 of the smoking regulations – are your premises on that list? |
Act does not apply to your premises. Regulations will not apply. | ||
| Yes | |||
| Are your premises wholly or substantially enclosed? | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Does an exemption apply under Schedule 2 of the smoking regulations? | Act does not apply to your premises. |
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| No | Yes | ||
Your premises are "no-smoking premises" for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act. The smoke-free legislation applies to your premises in full. |
Is the exemption for the whole premises (eg, adult hospice) or for a part of the premises (eg, a designated room)? | ||
Part exemption |
Whole exemption |
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| Your premises are generally "no-smoking premises" for the purposes of the Act, except for those parts which are exempt. | Act does not apply to your premises. |
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