Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 — Scotland law | Esheria

Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005

This Part bans smoking in no-smoking premises and in the no-smoking area outside a hospital building, requires certain no-smoking notices to be displayed, and lets Scottish Ministers make detailed regulations.

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Jurisdiction
Scotland
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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Statute overview

About this statute

This Part bans smoking in no-smoking premises and in the no-smoking area outside a hospital building, requires certain no-smoking notices to be displayed, and lets Scottish Ministers make detailed regulations. This part sets out rules for a compensation scheme, fixed penalty notices for certain smoking offences, and several powers and duties for Scottish Ministers, the Commission, councils, and the Research Trust. This provision records when various sections, schedules, and amendments took effect, were applied, inserted, substituted, or repealed.