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Northern Ireland | Single smoking ban fine for city 

Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2008-04-30

Intro:

Only one person has been fined by Derry City Council for smoking illegally since the introduction of the smoking ban exactly a year ago.

According to department of health figures, more than 130 people were fined for smoking illegally in Northern Ireland over the last year.

The majority of penalties was given to drivers of work vehicles.

Thousands of premises were also inspected, resulting in almost 1,500 warnings.

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