The Minister of Health has, in terms of section 2 of the Tobacco Products Control Act, 1993 (Act No. 83 of 1993), as amended, declared the public places specified in the Schedule as permissible smoking areas, subject to the conditions also specified in the Schedule.
Definitions this Notice, "the Act" means the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act, 1999 (Act No.
"smoking establishment" means an establishment where the business is to sell tobacco products to the general public for consumption on or off the premises, and to provide for related business activities.
work places, subject to clauses 3, 6, 7; and 8 airports, subject to clause 3.
An employer, owner, licensee, lessee or person in control of a public place may designate a portion of a public place as a smoking area, provided that the designated smoking area does not exceed 25/. of the total floor area of the public place?
the message: "SMOKING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH AND TO THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN, PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING WOMEN AND NON-SMOKERS.
The operator of any passenger ship that is registered in the Republic may allocate not more than of total accommodation as designated smoking areas.
The operator of any passenger train operating in the Republic with the total number of carriages exceeding 10 (ten) may allocate not more that 25°A of the entire train as a designated smoking area.
the case where the number of carriages does not exceed 10 (ten), only 1 (one) carriage may be designated as a smoking area.
An employer, owner, licensee, lessee or person in control of a public place must ensure that no person smokes anywhere other than in the designated smoking area in that public place.
Employers must have a written policy on smoking in the workplace, and the policy must be applied within three from the date of coming into operation of the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act, 1999 (Act No. 12 of 1999).
Any employer, owner, licensee, lessee or person in control of any public place or part of a public place may totally prohibit smoking in that place.
10, This Notice comes into operation three months after the date on which the Act comes into operation.
Where structural changes are necessary in order to comply with this Notice, written applications requesting exemption for periods of up to six months will be considered. Applications must set out clear details of the nature and extent of the proposed structural changes, as well as an indication the exact time envisaged to make the structural changes. Applications must be addressed to.