Taxi driver/operator If your vehicle is used as a taxi, whether this is as a private hire vehicle or as a hackney cab, it must be smokefree at all times, not only when carrying members of the public. What are the regulations?
The Department of Health has published two sets of regulations, which set out some of the detail of the Health Act 2006. These regulations cover: · Definition of an enclosed area · Enforcement authorities · Signage The Smokefree (Premises and Enforcement) Regulations, which include definitions of enclosed and substantially enclosed and details of enforcement authorities, were laid before Parliament on 18 December 2006. The Smokefree (Signs) Regulations, which relate to required signage under smokefree legislation, are currently being considered by Europe under the Technical Standards Directive and will be laid before Parliament after the 3 month consultation process is complete. There is no intention to change these regulations any further, they should therefore be used as the final regulations until these are laid. Three further sets of regulations will be published in the New Year containing: exemptions and vehicles; penalties and discounted amounts; and offences in vehicles and the
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