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Environmental Health
Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006
Designing
or Advising on the Construction of Smoking Shelters
Smoking will
be prohibited in most enclosed and substantially enclosed public
places and workplaces from 30th April 2007.
Any structure
erected for the purposes of smoking must not be either enclosed
or substantially enclosed.
What
does enclosed and substantially enclosed mean?
The Draft Smoke-free
(General Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 provide
definitions of these terms.
Enclosed
Premises are enclosed if they have a ceiling or roof and except
for doors, windows and passageways, they are wholly enclosed either
permanently or temporarily. Generally this definition refers to
what we would consider to be a room, but could also include tents,
marquees and garages.
Substantially
Enclosed
A structure will be substantially enclosed if it has a ceiling or
roof but there is an opening; or aggregate area of openings, in
the walls which is less than half the area of the walls (perimeter)
of the structure.
Note:
1. The definition of roof includes moveable structures
and devices such as canvas awnings and umbrellas.
2. The definition of walls includes structures
which serve the purpose of walls.
3. As doors and windows in a structure can be closed
they are not considered as openings.
Summary
If you are providing advice or designing a structure for a client,
to facilitate smokers, which has a roof, the perimeter of the structure
must be at least 50% open. In determining the area of an opening
or the aggregate area of openings no account shall be taken of doors,
windows or other fittings that can be opened or shut.
Where
can I get further advice?
If you would like further advice please contact your local council
and ask to speak to a smoke-free environments officer or an environmental
health officer dealing with smoke-free legislation.
General advice
on going smoke-free can be found at: www.spacetobreathe.org.uk
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