Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) (Amendment) Notification 2006

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 20 Jun 2006

No. S 345

Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act

(Chapter 310)

Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) (Amendment) Notification 2006

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act, the National Environment Agency, with the approval of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, hereby makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1. This Notification may be cited as the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) (Amendment) Notification 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2006.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2 of the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Notification (N 1) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “foodshop”, the following definition:

“ “hawker centre” means any place or premises or part thereof (other than a foodshop), with multiple stalls, used for the sale, or for the preparation or manufacture for sale, or for the storage or packing for sale, of food whether cooked or not, intended for human consumption;”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “public swimming pool”, the following definition:

“ “refreshment area” means any premises or part thereof of a foodshop or hawker centre where food or drinks are served to the public;”.

Amendment of First Schedule

3. The First Schedule to the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Notification is amended —

(a)

by deleting item 2 and substituting the following item:

“2. Any foodshop, except that the Director-General may designate for smoking, such part of the outdoor refreshment area of the foodshop not exceeding 20% of the total floor area of that outdoor refreshment area.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after item 29, the following item:

“30. Any hawker centre, except that the Director-General may designate for smoking —

(a)	such part of the outdoor refreshment area of the hawker centre not exceeding 20% of the total outdoor seating capacity; or
(b)	where the hawker centre does not have an outdoor refreshment area, such part of the indoor refreshment area of the hawker centre not exceeding 10% of the total indoor seating capacity.”.

[G.N. No. S 621/2005]

Made this 19th day of June 2006.

SIMON TAY SEONG CHEE

Chairman,
National Environment Agency,
Singapore.

[NEA/LD/39/5 V.1/9; AG/LEG/SL/310/2004/1 Vol. 1]

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