http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/4/2007-02-01Health Act 2006An Act to make provision for the prohibition of smoking in certain premises, places and vehicles and for amending the minimum age of persons to whom tobacco may be sold; to make provision in relation to the prevention and control of health care associated infections; to make provision in relation to the management and use of controlled drugs; to make provision in relation to the supervision of certain dealings with medicinal products and the running of pharmacy premises, and about orders under the Medicines Act 1968 and orders amending that Act under the Health Act 1999; to make further provision about the National Health Service in England and Wales and about the recovery of National Health Service costs; to make provision for the establishment and functions of the Appointments Commission; to make further provision about the exercise of social care training functions; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2023-03-01Expert Participation2007-02-01 Part 1 SmokingChapter 1Smoke-free premises, places and vehicles<Emphasis>Smoke-free premises, <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation></Emphasis>Additional smoke-free places41The appropriate national authority may make regulations designating as smoke-free any place or description of place that is not smoke-free under section 2.2The place, or places falling within the description, need not be enclosed or substantially enclosed.3The appropriate national authority may designate a place or description of place under this section only if in the authority's opinion there is a significant risk that, without a designation, persons present there would be exposed to significant quantities of smoke.4The regulations may provide for such places, or places falling within the description, to be smoke-free only—ain specified circumstances,bat specified times,cif specified conditions are satisfied,din specified areas,or any combination of those.S. 4 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 83
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