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• Health Dept. Vows To Enforce Ban on Smoking in Public 

The Department of State for Health and Social Welfare has expressed its willingness and determination to enforce the ban on smoking in all public places with immediate effect as stipulated under the Prohibition of Smoking (public places) Act of 1998. The declaration of its intent is contained in a press release issued by the Department yesterday. This Act, was enacted on the 23 September 1998, thereby making public smoking unlawful and punishable

The Act defines public places to include all government premises, all work places, hospitals or health facilities, private premises, Vehicles and shops to which the public have access. The release has urged all heads of institutions, organizations, workplaces and other public places to implement this Act. In such establishments, smoking will be allowed only in clearly labeled designated smoking areas.

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