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Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act

(Chapter 310)

Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) (Amendment) Notification 2007

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 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2007.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2 of the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Notification (N 1) is amended by deleting the definition of “refreshment area” and substituting the following definition:

“ “refreshment area” means any premises, or any part thereof, of a foodshop, hawker centre, discotheque, pub, bar, lounge or night club where food or drinks may be consumed by members of the public or a section of the public;”.

Amendment of First Schedule

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

(a)

by deleting item 18 and substituting the following item:

“18. Any air-conditioned shopping mall or complex, including any shop, atrium, corridor, lobby, stairwell or other area within the shopping mall or complex.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after item 30, the following item:

“31. Any discotheque, pub, bar, lounge or night club in any premises or building (including any private club), except that the Director-General may, subject to such conditions as he may specify, designate for smoking —

(a)	such part of the outdoor refreshment area of the discotheque, pub, bar, lounge or night club not exceeding 20% of the total floor area of that outdoor refreshment area; and
(b)	any enclosed and independently ventilated room not exceeding 10% of the total indoor refreshment area of the discotheque, pub, bar, lounge or night club.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 621/2005; S 345/2006]

Made this 8th day of June 2007.

SIMON TAY SEONG CHEE

Chairman,
National Environment Agency,
Singapore.

[NEA/LD/39/4 V.1/9; AG/LEG/SL/310/2004/1 Vol. 1]