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VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA
B 173
TOBACCO (SMOKING CONTROL) ACT (CAP. 315)Smoking in Public Places Regulations, 2010IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 9 of the Tobacco (Smoking Control) Act, the Minister for Social Policy has made the following regulations:-
1. The title of these regulations is Smoking in Public PlacesRegulations, 2010.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:“ a c c o m m o d a t i o n ” m e a n s p r e m i s e s f u r n i s h e d a n d equipped to provide living accommodation to individual
persons and licensed by the Malta Tourism Authority;
“designated smoking room” is any room intended for the purpose of smoking any tobacco product;
“enclosed area” means any space covered by a roof and enclosed by more than one wall or side, regardless of the material used
for the roof, wall or sides, and regardless of whether the structure is permanent or not;
“premises” includes any structure whether temporary or not, to which the public have or are permitted to have access, whether
on payment or otherwise, but excludes buildings intended for private residential purposes;
“responsible person” means any person who at any time is performing, supervising or managing any operation being carried out in
any premises to which these regulations apply and shall include any person acting on his behalf or on behalf of his employer;
“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public
Health.
Title.
Interpretation.
B 174
Ban on smoking in enclosed areas.
Designated smoking rooms.
Other laws and regulations.
Revokes L.N. 414 of
2004.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA3. (1) No person shall smoke any tobacco product in any enclosed area.(2) It shall be the duty of the responsible person not to allow smoking of any tobacco product to be carried out in any enclosed
area within his premises.
(3) However smoking is permissible in individual rooms in any accommodation premises used for sleeping purposes and which are occupied
solely by smoking patrons:
Provided that this exemption does not affect other rooms occupied or which may be occupied by non-smokers.
(2) It shall not be lawful for any person to smoke or allow smoking in a designated smoking room after the 1st January
2013:
Provided that:
(a) it shall be the duty of the responsible person to notify the Superintendent of Public Health, within two months from the coming
into force of these regulations, of the existence of any designated smoking room which falls under his responsibility; and
(b) in the case of designated smoking rooms which are to be used after the coming into force of these regulations, the aforementioned
notification shall be effected immediately prior to their use.
2004 are hereby being revoked.
Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — VallettaMitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper <.. image removed ..>Prezz/Price€0.19
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