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Health Act 2006




The Health Act 2006 is an Act Of Parliament that provides for a number of administrative changes in the National Health Service .


SMOKING BAN

See Also: Smoking ban in England


More significantly, the Act also introduced provisions for the creation of a Ban On Smoking in enclosed public places. This ban focuses on smoking:

  • In places of work.

  • In places that the public access to obtain Goods and Services , controversially including private clubs.

  • In other places designated by Statutory Instrument .


The sections of the Act allowing a ban extend to England And Wales although the provisions implementing the ban will come into effect separately in England and Wales. In England the ban took effect on 1 July 2007 . The ban in Wales came into effect on 2 April 2007 . In Northern Ireland the ban took effect on 30 April 2007 .


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