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Heallh ad S&t1 at Work (Tobaoo S.oglag) A -BILL ToamwWIbe HealthaodSafaty st Watetmlld 1974 aa~ topr+orisefvctbeoomr+a~afamokie6isptwa of prort; aod fa oomwed papoz& h~lad by Mr Georgt F"v .nwared bj Mr Rq+Q.SYhLf, Mr Sat Q&rd..4 Mr DOldA2ea. Db Lea* AlaaWt ul,kmjt Af^ MI JaAR Alma4L sirlal.s"4ry, iIr Xasy ucLebA M-r Afii,rteb Dm.ft and Ilmla fift ardereA by T6e House of Casmos, ts bs PdwA?xd Fe6nm)1l93 LoHDo*M.10 JtL IM Ual4d Riqdaof j HIl3O V•rond jein 1251 flum siul ISSUE 41 APPENDIX C a

Xealth mid .ScJery ar Work tTobacco Smokingl i A B I L L TO Amead the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 so as to A.M im. provide for the control of smoking in places of worlc: and for connected purposes. B E iT ENAC.'tED by the Queen's most Fxodl.at Myest, by and with the advice aad aoaseat of the Lords Spirits~al aad Z~emporal, and Commoas, in this present Parliamcnt asKmbled, and by the authoricy of the ume, as follows:- s 1. After sectlon 1(1)(a) of the prfndpal Act (ptabmiaary provisions) lsmwos oc there shall be iasert.d- pvrpo.a o( "(ai) ea:uuiag that such persoas while .voddag oo aay .oclos.d u~weh•`y pacuses other than susmpt premises arn able to do so fn an 1nm. eavk=meat where :molaai does aot take piaoe; `. 10 2.-(1) After i.cttoa ?(2Xe) of the priadpal Act (uaersl duties of (im.rv dvd.. or employers to their employeas) there shall be losettad- == n 90 "(n the prevendoa of smokini, whether by.mployesa or otber ~s in phu= persoas bavia=aooese to the plan ofwork. is aay pls,ee of.vosk .t.o~ ooasistias of enalosed premises (not being exempt preauses) 13 under the emp1oyes's control eaaept as may be permitted und.r soctioa 9A of tbis Act.". wh~eti it ~ 20) of th. riaeipal Aet, atter tbe word ~•employese• them ast-l-toof a s,non-umokias ~~)Inserted th. words "('~ocludias the 20 & In aeeeica 4 of the pliaatpal Act (general duties of panons ooaoeraed o,vasi dney of with yremiass to persons other than their employoes), a8er tbe words sm*ou "such m..sttt+a". tbei+e shall be iate:zed the words ••(iactudia` measares cooasned oizh tb pre.wmt smo~ on the premises (unless they are exempt p~miu~) by ~~ i° ~asoi = tbem, acoapt as may be pesmittod uader section 9.+~). 51/1 'king '

2 Xealcb mnd Safety at Work (Tobacco S+noktRB) Frrder Drswtiaos 4. After section 9 of tbe priaeipal Act there shall be inserted the u to smokist and tollowln8:- tl+e tishu of .mptoy.... M~stloa of Uwe o~~o~. ~ 9A. sobject to any h.altb and safaty regulations under seaion 15(6Axd) of this Act, an employer, or a person who has eontrol of pramius to whicb .eotioc 4 of this Act S . rohmi" of applies, may desitnate part (but not the wkole) of aplaoe of work as an uea where smoking is petxaittad but nothias in tlais Aot shall require an employer or such a person to desiCsate:ucb an uea. 9& No person iha11 smoke in a place etworiceoati:ting 0 smO1dbe 4'GW ~P""d Wsluu of =Ploye" of eeelosed premisot (not being exempt premises) to which this Act applies except in an area dasitnated under sectica 9A above. 9C,_(1) No employee:M11 bereqw* ed by his contract of employment or otherwise to work In a smoking area. (Z(a) A~~ny~~~loyee sba11 be deemed to have been va~kirly distaiaed for the purposes of the 1978 Act if- (i) be it diimissed and the reason for the dismis:al is his rditsal to work in a smoking area; ot S 0 b. , terminates his conttut of ~poymant witb or without notice and the t+.awn tor *e terminatice k the fallure of his employer ~ vide him with work In a noa- 2S (b) For the purpose of this wbseaton "cwoa" m.ans the ptindpat rrason. (3) Every emplo sitall have tbs right not to haw action (.hoet of taken apinst him by his employer for the purpose o compellins him to work in a' 30 smoking araa. (4) Subsection (1) of section 140 of the 1978 Act -(testtictions on contracting out) shall a to eay n. provision u~wt~by~~ployee is r+equfred to or~o his 35 rpq~'vtr.d b~oontracc tof ~=ploymeat to work on exempt ptemis.r. (6) For tba pmposa of tnis s.crlon- "tb.1978 Aet" menns the Employment Protection 40 (Coasolid.tiostj Act 1975; "noa-amokia~toes" awneso autdt ofany ptomises aa is not a smoldn,8 araa; and "omokms area" m.aas an area dat-ted uader section 9A of tAit Aot aad, ia tb- nre of any 4S tatlyre by the ooatpies of a worlcpLoe to comply with the dutia~ aa to tmolaaa impor~ed on tJyam by.oation 2(3)(j) or, as the as. may be, .eccioa 0 . .. _..,.

X.altJt and Sqf'ety at Work (Tobacco SmokftJ 3 4 of this Aet, the e:pmsion shall include any ~=o pf~~wotJcplace where smokiag reaululy S. After section 1S(6) of the ptioeipal Act (healtb and safety Hnhh.ad safatr 5 regulations) there shall be insated the followiaS,:- "Iteg"111"M 6A Zbe Seaarary of State ihall m,ake haakia and safety r.sutsdoat- - (a) with Mpect to the daipatioo of amokin; areas for the ' purpoies of section 9A of this Act; 10 (b) t~~Catesorios or desciiptions of premises as exempt (c) tpedfylat or providing for tbe determination of the maximum permitted sise, am or eapaeity of areas designated o: to be daignated under swdon 9A in relation ts to the total area oz capacity of the premkes of whirh any sIKb area fon= paa; (d) problMtinS the dep'patica of ateat tmder feetfon 9A in stuh categories of premises as are spaified in the :eswatson.; 20 (e) raquirioS the consultuion of employoes as to the designated umas under motioa 9A and thr adoption of non-smoking Polidei in plaoa of work; (f) prnaribiag the design of aignt, gvlng notice of requirements of the provisions of this Act and of the regulations as to 25 smolan~, indudiag the wording and symbob to be tued on swch sips; (g) makias requirements as to the providon within .adoud of work of sips suahas are msntioned Sn paragrapb d) of msr3 nvmba and ~._, and in such positions, as may 30 be .peoi5od in the rssuLtioaa; aad (1~) rmlatin,6 or probibitisf the proviaon of ashtraya at tb. . eat~naes to or witbia ando~ed plares of wode". 6. In .aetion 33 of the priadpal Act (offeoes)- (a) after snbiecsion (1)(b), thae shall be iaurced- 3s "(bb) to contravene Oecaan 9B;"; and the (b) mtheie shall b~~aseaed "(bb~),d "paraWaph" whae it ~c oeenrs 7. In teotloa S3(1) of the psiaeipal Act (sweral iaterpt+statbn of wm-dmenc of Part 1):- ..edoa !s ot 1974 40 (a) after the dafinitioa of "tb. E:eardve there shall be iaserted- A"" •• «Eaempt premisn" mnas premises spxiSed as .ecempt p, in health and safety ra~ulatioae made nader seetioa 1S(6A)(b) of this Aea:"; (b) at the end of tbe deSaitioa of "pr=ises" there shall be in*eitad 45 "and, fcr tbepurlposes of so mueh of tbis Act as :elates ro smolda& percdeaan eodn:ad.if thep_art eituated betwem a - - ..~~

4 Health and Safety as Work (Tobacco Smok*Y) noar aad a csilia~ or roof gad ate udoaed on all sides by walls oraindows (ctclttsive ofdoors orpaaage araya) extoadia j ftom the door to the cealmg or roof,"; and (C) after the ~L{oII of uiC~f~ploy~ pet3ont" LbGre shall be . Iaserw- 5 aesprmstoa. 1974. a 37. asmokiag" iaeJudes haviag a lighted d~are~te, tisar.pipe or any otbes s:ookia= eqmpmeat and smoke" shi11 be coastrs,ea aacordiagly; '. _. In this Aat, "the priadpal Aec•• maas the Health and SafeTy at Work eic. Act 1974. 0 Short fte. coommencsomw ~ 9.-(1) ?his Act aoay be ¢ited as tbe Hsalth and Safety at Work (rcbaao SmoldaQ) Act 1993. (2) Zhis Act duli eome into forice on such a day as the Saoretary of State may by order made by stuutory iast~tvment appoiat, and differtat days may be appoiaud undsr this snbsecrioa for ditTarat purposa. is (3) Tbis Act shali eactead to Srotlaad.