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Recent Legislation
The Smoke-free (Penalties and Discounted Amounts) Regulations 2007
- These Regulations which extend to England and Wales specify penalties and
discounted amounts for the purposes of the smoking offences created by Chapter
1 of Part 1 of the Health Act 2006.
Regulation 2(1) provides that the maximum fine on conviction for an offence
relating to the display of no-smoking signs is level 3 on the standard scale
(currently £1000). Regulation 2(4) provides that where the fixed penalty
procedure is used for an alleged offence relating to the display of no-smoking
signs
(a) the fixed penalty is £200; and
(b) the discounted amount is £150.
Regulation 2(2) provides that the maximum fine on conviction for an offence of
smoking in a smoke-free place is level 1 on the standard scale (currently
£200). Regulation 2(5) provides that where the fixed penalty procedure is used
for an alleged offence of smoking in a smoke-free place
(a) the fixed penalty is £50; and
(b) the discounted amount is £30.
Regulation 2(3) provides that the maximum fine on conviction for failing to
prevent smoking in a smoke-free place is level 4 on the standard scale
(currently £2500).
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