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Control Of Smoking - General Provisions (Ss 16-17) 16. Offences

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16.     Offences

 

            (1) Any person who smokes in any room or area in contravention of the provisions of Part II hereof shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of P1 000.

            (2) Any employer, restauranteur, operator of an aircraft, train or public service vehicle, or owner or occupier of any passenger waiting room or lounge who contravenes any provision of this Act, or who fails to comply with any provision thereof with which it is his duty to comply, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, in the case of an individual to a fine of P1 000, or in the case of a body corporate to a fine of P10 000.

            (3) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act for which no specific penalty has been prescribed shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P1 000.

 

16A.  Structural changes

 

            (1) Where structural changes are necessary in order to comply with any of the provisions of Part II, written applications shall be made to the Minister responsible for health requesting exemption for periods of up to eighteen months.

            (2) An application made under subsection (1) shall set out clear details of the nature and extent of the proposed structural changes as well as the exact time envisaged to make the structural changes.

 

16B.  Regulations

 

            The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the objects and purposes of this Act.

 

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           16. Offences

 

           (1) Any person who smokes in any room or area in contravention of the provisions of Part II hereof shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of P1 000.

(2) Any employer, restauranteur, operator of an aircraft, train or public service vehicle, or owner or occupier of any passenger waiting room or lounge who contravenes any provision of this Act, or who fails to comply with any provision thereof with which it is his duty to comply, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, in the case of an individual to a fine of P1 000, or in the case of a body corporate to a fine of P10 000.

(3) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act for which no specific penalty has been prescribed shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P1 000.

 

16A. Structural changes

 

(1) Where structural changes are necessary in order to comply with any of the provisions of Part II, written applications shall be made to the Minister responsible for health requesting exemption for periods of up to eighteen months.

(2) An application made under subsection (1) shall set out clear details of the nature and extent of the proposed structural changes as well as the exact time envisaged to make the structural changes.

 

16B. Regulations

 

The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the objects and purposes of this Act.