Smoking Ban Scotland

The Smoking Ban in Scotland

Scotland has one of the worst health reputations in western Europe, with one in four of all deaths attributable to smoking, with around 13,000 people dying every year as a result of smoking. To combat this the Scottish parliament implemented a no smoking ban in all public places in Scotland in March 2006.

Banning Smoking in Public Places

The no smoking ban in Scotland is designed to protect the general public from the harmful side effects of passive smoking.
The new law (A Breath of Fresh Air for Scotland) bans smoking in public places by:

• creating an offence of permitting others to smoke in no-smoking premises
• creating an offence of smoking in no-smoking premises
• creating an offence of failing to display warning notices in no-smoking premises
• setting out the powers of enforcement officers to enter no-smoking premises
• creating an offence of failing without reasonable cause to give one's name and address on request by an enforcement officer

Why was Smoking Banned

The Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill was introduced to Parliament on December 17, 2004, formally proposing that smoking should be banned in enclosed public places such as workplaces, pubs and restaurants.

One of the main goals of this bill is to protect the public and workers from the hazardous side effects of passive smoking.
Secondhand smoking is a proven hazard to health, and can increase the risk of heart disease and lung cancer by around 24%. Whenever a breath of secondhand smoke is sucked into the lungs, over 4,000 chemicals enter the body. Many are highly toxic and over 50 are known to cause cancer.
Over 80% of secondhand smoke is both odourless and invisible, most second hand smokers are at an even greater risk as they are unaware they are even breathing it in.

Stopping Smoking

Nearly 80% of smokers say they want to quit, the new no smoking ban in Scotland should help give some of those smokers an extra incentive to stop smoking.

Smokeline Scotland - Call: 0800 848 484
The Local NHS Stop Smoking Helpline is available for those seeking advice: 0800 169 0 169

Effects of a Smoking Ban

In Scotland all enclosed public space, indoor spaces or public transport and work vehicles used by more than one person are affected by banning smoking.
Since the smoking ban has been implemented many people have reported an improvement in their lives, asthma sufferers are able to spend longer periods in public places such as pubs, and thousands of people have now quit smoking as a direct result of the ban.

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