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The 1994 Law restricts smoking in “establishments . . . in public enclosed locations” to specially designated areas. The 1994 Law defines “establishment” as “all industrial establishments, tourism related establishments, all electricity production establishments . . . any other establishment that has impact on environment” and therefore encompasses some, but not all, workplaces.

The law does not align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines because it does not provide for a 100% smoke free environment in all indoor workplaces and public places and therefore does not provide effective or universal protection against tobacco smoke exposure. To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces to be 100% smoke free.

The 2007 Law prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” The 1994 Law restricts smoking to specially designated areas in “establishments . . . in public enclosed locations.” The 1994 Law defines “establishment” as “all industrial establishments, tourism related establishments, all electricity production establishments . . . any other establishment that has impact on environment.” Thus, smoking is prohibited in some public places and restricted in others.

The law does not align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines because it does not provide for a 100% smoke free environment in all indoor workplaces and public places and therefore does not provide effective or universal protection against tobacco smoke exposure. To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require all parts of all indoor public places and workplaces to be 100% smoke free.

Both the 1981 Law and the 1994 Law specifically prohibit smoking on public transport. The Bylaw contains the definition of "public transport," which includes all means of transportation used to transport people.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to public transport.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Therefore, government facilities are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with regard to government facilities.

The 1994 and 2007 laws address smoking in public places, but do not address smoking in private offices.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require private offices to be 100% smoke free.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Therefore, hospitals are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to hospitals.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Therefore, public areas of residential healthcare facilities are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect public areas of residential healthcare facilities.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Therefore non-residential healthcare facilities are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to non-residential healthcare facilities.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” “Educational facilities” and “youth centers” are interpreted to include preschools and childcare facilities, respectively, and therefore smoking is prohibited in these places.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to childcare facilities and preschools.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Therefore, primary and secondary schools are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to primary and secondary schools.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Therefore, universities and vocational facilities are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to university/vocational facilities.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Stores or shops are not on this list of smoke free places, and therefore smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require shops to be 100% smoke free.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Thus, to the extent that cultural facilities are owned or operated by the government, they are smoke free as “government venues.” The 1994 Law restricts smoking to designated areas in “establishments,” which is defined to include “tourism related establishments.” To the extent that cultural facilities are “tourism related establishments,” smoking is restricted. In other types of cultural facilities (e.g., libraries), smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require all cultural facilities to be 100% smoke free.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Stadiums are not included on this list and therefore smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require indoor stadiums and arenas to be 100% smoke free.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Restaurants are not included on this list and therefore smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require restaurants to be 100% smoke free.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Bars, pubs, and nightclubs are not included on this list and therefore smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require bars, pubs, and nightclubs to be 100% smoke free.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Casinos are not included on this list and therefore smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require casinos to be 100% smoke free.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Hotels and other lodging are not included on this list and therefore smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require public areas of hotels and lodging to be 100% smoke free.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Hotels and other lodging are not included on this list and therefore smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require all hotel guest rooms to be 100% smoke free.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Prisons are not included on this list and therefore smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require public areas of prisons and detention facilities to be 100% smoke free.

Both the 1981 Law and the 1994 Law specifically prohibit smoking on public transport. The definition of "public transport" in the Bylaw includes all means of transportation used to transport people. Thus, trains, buses, and other shared ground transportation are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to public transport.

Both the 1981 Law and the 1994 Law specifically prohibit smoking on public transport. The definition of "public transport" in the Bylaw includes all means of transportation used to transport people. Thus, taxis are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to taxis.

Both the 1981 Law and the 1994 Law specifically prohibit smoking on public transport. The definition of "public transport" in the Bylaw includes all means of transportation used to transport people. Thus, commercial aircraft are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to commercial aircraft.

Both the 1981 Law and the 1994 Law specifically prohibit smoking on public transport. The definition of "public transport" in the Bylaw includes all means of transportation used to transport people. Thus, commercial watercraft are smoke free.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to commercial watercraft.

Article 2 of the 2007 Law (which amends the 1981 Law, adding Art. 6 Bis (3)) prohibits smoking in specified public places, namely: “health and educational facilities, governmental venues, sporting and social clubs, youth centers.” Public transport facilities, such as train stations, bus terminals, and airports, are not included on this list and therefore smoking is not restricted.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require public transport facilities to be 100% smoke free.

The 2007 Law, Art. 2 (which adds Art. 6 Bis (3) to the 1981 Law) imposes a general duty upon managers of smoke free places to prevent smoking. The Bylaw imposes a specific duty on managers of smoke free places to post no-smoking signs. The 2007 Law establishes a fine between 1,000 and 20,000 pounds for failure to comply.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to the duty to post signs.

The 2007 Law, Art. 2 (which adds Art. 6 Bis (3) to the 1981 Law) imposes a general duty upon managers of smoke free places to prevent smoking. However, neither the Law nor the Bylaw imposes a duty to remove ashtrays.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should impose a duty upon the owner, manager, or other person in charge of the premises to remove ashtrays from the premises.

The 2007 Law, Art. 2 (which adds Art. 6 Bis (3) to the 1981 Law) imposes a general duty upon managers of smoke free places to prevent smoking. Failure to comply is punishable by a fine between 1,000 and 20,000 pounds. Neither the law nor the bylaw states the specific steps a manager must take.

The 1994 Law imposes a fine between 1,000 and 20,000 pounds upon managers of smoking-restricted establishments for failure to prevent smoking in smoke free areas.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in that it imposes a duty to prevent smoking. However, to improve enforceability, the law or bylaws should state the specific steps a manager should take, such as warning, discontinuing service (if applicable), and calling authorities, as recommended by the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines.

The 2007 Law, Art. 2, (which adds Art. 6 Bis (3) to the 1981 Law) imposes a fine between 50 and 100 pounds upon those that smoke in smoke free places.

The 1994 Law imposes a fine between 10 and 50 pounds for those who smoke on public transit.

These provisions align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines.