Smoke Free England

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, so cool, yes, yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh yes. This is perfect. I might really grow to love this place. Starting July 1st (it has already started) nearly all pubic places indoors will be smoke free according to law. This is sweet. Obviously I'm not a smoker. This is just as cool as when California became smoke free just before I turned 21.

Smokers in England, worry not, in California they have found ways to side step the law, such as outdoor "garden" areas that are attached to bars/clubs, designated smoking shops/cafes/hookah lounges, and there is always smoking outside.

It seems like there is going to be pretty stiff penalties for breaking the law
Here are the specs:

Non-compliance will be a criminal offence

Smoking in smoke free premises or work vehicles: a fixed penalty notice of £50 (reduced to £30 if paid in 15 days) imposed on the person smoking. Or a maximum fine of £200 if prosecuted and convicted by a court.

Failure to display no-smoking signs: a fixed penalty notice of £200 (reduced to £150 if paid in 15 days) imposed on whoever manages or occupies the smokefree premises or vehicle. Or a maximum fine of £1000 if prosecuted and convicted by a court.

Failing to prevent smoking in a smokefree place: a maximum fine of £2500 imposed on whoever manages or controls the smokefree premises or vehicle if prosecuted and convicted by a court. There is no fixed penalty notice for this offence.


Yikes. I don't think its that bad in California. It doesn’t seem like there is any enforcement actually, but it works, people comply. Apparently New York and Dublin are smoke free as well. Is that really true?

http://www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/

What with NHS, legal gay marriage, all sorts of cutting edge art, and now this I may never want to leave!