What penalties will people face if they break the law?
Individuals may be issued with a fixed penalty of £50 for smoking in no smoking premises, and the maximum fine will be up to £200 if the case goes to court.
The manager or person in control of any no smoking premises could be fined a fixed penalty of £200 for failing to display warning notices in no smoking premises.
Where a prosecution is taken, the maximum fine will be up to £1,000.
The manager or person in control of any no smoking premises could be fined up to £2,500 by a Court for allowing others to smoke in no smoking premises. There is no option of issuing a fixed penalty notice in these cases.
The offence of obstructing an officer authorised by the local authority to enforce this law carries a maximum fine of £1,000.