Posted By Raymond Rapp Paul It is my understanding that smoking rooms at work will not be allowed as this construes to smoking in a public place. Equally smoking in commercial vehicles will not be allowed either, but company cars are exempt. Regards Ray

Posted By Gary IMD(UK) How will people define 'an enclosed area'? I need some views on the following.. Public houses! Of course, during opening hours, people wishing to smoke can go into the beer garden. For Estate pubs, ie. with houses surrounding them, some restrictions placed on licensee's are for the beer garden to be vacated by 11pm on the grounds of noise, etc. Bearing in mind that pubs can legally open way beyond 11pm, what will the situation be here? Thanks

Posted By Adrian Watson Dear Paul, A smoking room within a workplace is not a public space per-se and therefore the ban may not apply! Section 2 of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 defines: 2-(2) In this Part, "no-smoking premises" means such premises or such classes of premises, being premises of a kind mentioned in subsection (4), as are prescribed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers after consulting such persons as they consider appropriate on a draft of the regulations. 2-(4) The kind of premises referred to in subsection (2) is premises which are wholly or substantially enclosed and- (a) to which the public or a section of the public has access; (b) which are being used wholly or mainly as a place of work; (c) which are being used by and for the purposes of a club or other unincorporated association; or (d) which are being used wholly or mainly for the provision of education or of health or care services. As the English Act has not yet passed into law we'll have to wait and see the exact wording to ascertain where and when the ban will apply. Regards Adrian Watson