What measures should Scottish businesses take to comply with the law?
A. The Scottish Executive has recommended that all businesses and organisations to which the law applies take the following steps: • Display the required “no-smoking” signs in such a way as to make staff, customers and visitors aware that they must comply with the new law. • Remove all ashtrays. • Develop and implement a smoke-free policy with staff to ensure that infringements by employees, customers, members, etc., are dealt with under agreed procedures. • Inform those smoking at the premises that they are committing an offence and request that they extinguish their smoking material immediately or leave. • In the case of businesses that provide a service for customers or members, refuse service to individuals who smoke in violation of the law. Q. What sort of “no-smoking” signs must be displayed to comply with the law’s warning notice requirement? A. The Scottish Executive has issued a guidance indicating the following minimum requirements for the display of “no-smoking” notices on p
