Smoking Control in Private Vehicles Regulations, 2016

L.N. 386 of 2016

TOBACCO (SMOKING CONTROL) ACT

(CAP. 315)

Smoking Control in Private Vehicles Regulations, 2016

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 9(g) of the

Tobacco (Smoking Control) Act, the Minister for Health has made the

following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Smoking Control Citation and

commencement.

in Private Vehicles Regulations, 2016.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on 1 January, 2017.

For the purposes of these regulations, unless the context Interpretation.

otherwise requires

"Act" means the Tobacco (Smoking) Control Act;

"minor" means a natural person under the age of sixteen years;

"private vehicle" means any vehicle or part thereof which does

not constitute a public place or public transport, which vehicle may or

may not be covered wholly or in part by a roof, and which may or

may not be enclosed by any door or window, and includes a vehicle

whether stationary or in motion;

"Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Public Health

and, to the extent of any delegation or authority given, includes an

authorised officer;

"tobacco device" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in

the Products and Smoking Devices (Simulating Cigarettes or S.L. 315.09

Tobacco) (Control) Regulations;

"tobacco product" means products that can be consumed and

consist, even partly, of tobacco, whether genetically modified or not,

and includes any tobacco devices;

"vehicle" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the

Traffic Regulation Ordinance.

It shall not be lawful for any person to consume and, or

use, or allow to be consumed and, or used, at any time, a tobacco

product in a private vehicle in the presence of a minor.

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of

the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and

shall, without prejudice to his liability under any other law, be liable

to a fine (multa) of not less than fifty euro (€50).

These regulations shall be without prejudice to other laws

and regulations enacted to protect further the health of the community

from the effects of exposure to and, or consumption of tobacco

products.

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