Updated 05 September 2008
Legislation was introduced in 1990 prohibiting smoking in all health care establishments, government offices, educational institutions, air-conditioned railway cars, chaircars, buses, and domestic passenger flights. In May 2004 a new law came into force prohibiting smoking in any place to which the public has access, including auditoriums, hospital buildings, railway waiting rooms, amusement centres, restaurants, public offices, court buildings and libraries. Open spaces that are accessed by the public are not covered by legislation.
From October 2008 a new 'workplace' smoke-free policy will be implemented. The policy will mean that companies can no longer have designated smoking rooms. Any hotel that has thirty rooms or more, and any restaurant that has seating capacity of thirty persons or more, may still provide a designated smoking area.
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