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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: ________________________________ *See
also Section 13 Notices and Is the deal closed? The use of the 'Subject
to Contract' formula- For
full article Click
Here ________________________________ *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 ________________________________ *See
also Implementation of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) England & wales)
Order 2005 Click
Here ________________________________ *See
also Understanding
Business Tenancies June 2007 Click
Here ________________________________ *See
also Duty of Landlords To Mitigate Loss Click
Here _________________________ *See
also Energy Performance Certificates in Let Property
- 29
January 2008 Click
Here ________________________________ *
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