Here again, no smoking under 18. Indeed, under 18, you will not be able to buy cigarettes, tobacco, lighters etc. In addition, a smoking ban is effective since 2007 in England. This law makes it illegal to smoke in all enclosed public places and enclosed work places in England and has inspired numerous local artists:
Some angrily:
watch SemtexTV: Skinnyman - Smoking Ban [MUSIC VIDEO]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFjdjOB3DVA
others sarcastically:
and a few with hardly any originality:
INTO THE SMOKING BAN
Naturally, all bars/clubs/pubs, Schools/Universities, Libraries, supermarkets/shops etc… are concerned but some places are excluded from the ban:
Bus shelters (if less than 50% covered), phone boxes, hotel rooms (if designated as smoking rooms), nursing homes, prisons, offshore oil rigs, stages/television sets (if needed for the performance, except in rehearsals), specialist tobacconists in relation to sampling cigars and/or pipe tobacco, in a private house, but one must not smoke in areas that one works in, or in "public" areas such as shared corridors.
And for those interested/ concerned, smoking is also permitted in the Palace of Westminster,[9] as it is for other palaces, although members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords agreed to observe the ban and ban all smoking in the palace except for four designated outside areas.
But look at the bright side, according to Allen, Carol from “Network Europe”; the smoking ban has led to an increase in "smirting", flirting with someone while they are out for a cigarette. But didn’t you know that already?! ;)
This is facilitated by the fact that is some institutions, outdoor smoker areas have been implemented. Sometimes, they are nicer than the place itself, having sofas, electric heaters… and smirting :p !
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