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Going
Smoke Free - England July 2007
by
Dr David Smith of Pain Smith Solicitors*
PainSmith
Solicitors Legal Advisor 
22nd
June 2007
Following on from Scotland and Wales, England goes "Smoke
Free" on the 1st July 2007.
Dr
David Smith of Pain Smith Solicitors has produced the following
brief for Landlords, Tenants, agents employers and other parties
who could be affected by the new rules.
From
1 July it will no longer be permissible to smoke in public
places in England. This will mean that any place with public
access or where people work must be non-smoking.
While
in most cases private residences will not fall into this bracket
certain types of property usage will require action. Communal
stairwells and corridors in flats and HMO's will have to be
smoke free if they are open to the public or if someone, such
as a cleaner, works there. This will mean that many block
managing agents will need to observe the law in regard to
blocks of flats they are responsible for managing.
Smoke
free premises will have to display appropriate signage. These
signs will have to be of at least A5 size and display the
international no-smoking symbol with a diameter of at least
70mm. The words "No Smoking. It is against the law to smoke
in these premises" will also need to be on the sign.
Below:
Example from a Notice board in a block of flats
The
signs can be modified by changing the words "these premises"
to a more appropriate description of the premises which are
referred to. So they could be amended to refer to "this building"
or "these flats" for example. The signs must be displayed
at every entrance to smokefree premises. More information
can be found on the Smokefree England website at www.smokefreeengland.co.uk.
*Dr
David Smith is a trainee solicitor with PainSmith Solicitors,
a niche practice specialising in residential landlord and
tenant law.
PainSmith
Solicitors Legal Advisors are provided for information only
and are not legal advice. If you do have a legal problem,
you should talk to a lawyer or adviser before making a decision
about what to do.
You
may wish to use the CLS/CDS Directory (www.justask.org.uk/public/en/directory)
to locate an adviser. The information provided here is written
for people resident in, or affected by, the laws of England
and Wales only.
You
should note that date given in the update and be aware that
the information given may become inaccurate due to changes
in the law or its implementation.
See
also:
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*See
also Section 13 Notices and Is the deal closed? The
use of the 'Subject to Contract' formula- For
full article Click
Here
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*See
also Safety Glass and Defective Premises Act - The
Information on a Court of Appeal decision (7th February 2007)
regarding the Defective Premises Act 1972 For full article
Click
Here
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*See
also Implementation of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)
England & wales) Order 2005 Click
Here
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*See
also Understanding
Business Tenancies June 2007 Click
Here
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*See
also Duty of Landlords To Mitigate Loss Click
Here
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*See
also Energy Performance Certificates
in Let Property - 29
January 2008 Click
Here
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Articles
courtesy of PainSmith
Solicitors are a niche practice specialising in Landlord and
Tenant Law. Based in Medstead in Hampshire, they are ideally
situated to provide an efficient service to clients nationwide
as well as those based in Central London and the Home Counties.
See
also:
Statutory
code of Practise on racial equality in housing
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