Which premises are exempt from the smokefree legislation?
Few exceptions are permitted and they are limited to specified areas in certain categories of premises. Designated smoking rooms can be provided in “any premises where a person has his home, or is living permanently or temporarily”, such as hotels, care homes, hospices and prisons. Smoking will also be permitted by actors on-stage during a performance, for sampling in specialist tobacconists and on offshore oil-rigs.
