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Jump to full article: The Royal Gazette (bm), 2005-12-06
Author: Stuart Roberts
Intro: Bermuda’s restaurants and bars support Government’s proposed ban on smoking in all public spaces, the Chamber of Commerce said yesterday.
Government tabled the Tobacco Products (Public Health) Amendment Act 2005 in the House of Assembly on Friday, which set out to ban all cigarette vending machines, increase the buying age to 18 and impose $250 fines for having a cigarette in bars, restaurants and hotels.
“There has been a general support by the membership but only if the ban was completely across the board,” chairman of the Chamber of Commerce’s Restaurant Division, Philip Barnett said yesterday. “As we understand it, it affects bars, nightclubs and restaurants all the same– similar to other jurisdictions.”
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