Is smoking allowed in bars within indoor sports or health centres if there is access to the street?
No, smoking is strictly forbidden in these bars. The Law does not establish any differences among different types of entrances. What prevails is the fact that these bars are situated within facilities where smoking is strictly forbidden by law. Is smoking allowed in bowling alleys? No, smoking is strictly forbidden in all leisure centres where children are admitted, except those spaces in the open air. Is smoking allowed in a Town Hall bar located within a civic centre? No. The prohibition of smoking in a civic centre derives from different legal dispositions – art. 7, sections b), i) and j) –. Therefore, smoking areas are not allowed in a bar located within a civic centre, according to the last paragraph of art. 8.1, section c) of the Law. Must the owners of bars and restaurants have smoking areas from 1 January 2006? They needn’t. The Law establishes a period of transition and the requisites to adopt smoking areas which are to be met after the law comes into force in an eight-month p
