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The law prohibits smoking in a public place, which by definition includes all indoor workplaces and common areas used by employees during the course of employment or work.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to indoor workplaces.

The law prohibits smoking in public places.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to indoor public places.

The law prohibits smoking in a public place, which by definition includes a public conveyance.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to all public transport.

The law prohibits smoking in public places, including government buildings and vehicles.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to government facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places, including workplaces, defined as an indoor area where employment and work duties are performed and common areas used by employees during the course of employment or work. This is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in private offices.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to private offices.

The law prohibits smoking in public places, including indoor areas of hospitals.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to hospitals.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including indoor areas of any clinic, medical center, or other health institution. This is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in public areas of residential healthcare facilities.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to public areas of residential healthcare facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including indoor areas of any clinic, medical center, or other health institution. This is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in non-residential healthcare facilities.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to non-residential healthcare facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including indoor areas of any pre-primary institution or any other premises where services to children are provided.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to childcare facilities/preschools.

The law prohibits smoking in public places, including indoor areas of any primary or secondary educational institution.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to primary and secondary schools.

The law prohibits smoking in public places, including indoor areas of any tertiary educational institution.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to universities and vocational facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places, including markets, shopping malls, and retail and wholesale establishments.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to shops.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including cinema halls, theaters, video houses, such other halls or places of performance, dance halls, and any other entertainment facilities.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to cultural facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places, including indoor stadiums.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to indoor stadiums/arenas.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including indoor areas of cafes and restaurants.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to restaurants.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including indoor areas of bars and nightclubs.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to bars/pubs/nightclubs.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including entertainment facilities. This is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in casinos.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to casinos.

The law prohibits smoking in public places. Although the Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2023 removed the word "hotels" from the list of public places in Schedule 1, indoor public areas of hotels still qualify as public places under the definition in Art. 2 - "an indoor area or part of an indoor area which is open to the public." Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in public indoor areas of hotels.

The law permits hotels to import waterpipe and waterpipe tobacco to be used only in a demarcated area of a hotel, subject to specific requirements, including the area being an outdoor area distinctively marked for waterpipe smoking, not being used for food, drink, or other services, and children being prohibited from the area. Because these areas must be outdoor areas, this exception does not affect the regulatory status code of this category.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to public indoor areas of hotels.

The law prohibits smoking in public places, which includes hotels, but does not specifically address guest rooms. Therefore, the regulatory status code “Uncertain” is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should explicitly prohibit smoking in guest rooms in hotels and lodging facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places, including reform institutions. This is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in prisons/detention facilities.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to public areas of prisons/detention facilities.

The law prohibits smoking while driving or traveling in a vehicle carrying passengers or while being in a stationary vehicle carrying passengers. The law also prohibits smoking in public places, which by definition includes public conveyances. As a public conveyance is any means of transport carrying passengers for hire or reward, the law prohibits smoking on trains, buses, and other shared ground transportation.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to trains, buses, and other share ground transportation.

The law prohibits smoking while driving or traveling in a vehicle carrying passengers or while being in a stationary vehicle carrying passengers. The law also prohibits smoking in public places, which by definition includes public conveyances. As a public conveyance is any means of transport carrying passengers for hire or reward, the law prohibits smoking in taxis.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to taxis (for-hire vehicles).

The law prohibits smoking while driving or traveling in a vehicle carrying passengers or while being in a stationary vehicle carrying passengers. The law also prohibits smoking in public places, which by definition includes public conveyances. As a public conveyance is any means of transport carrying passengers for hire or reward, the law prohibits smoking on commercial aircraft.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to commercial aircraft.

The law prohibits smoking while driving or traveling in a vehicle carrying passengers or while being in a stationary vehicle carrying passengers. The law also prohibits smoking in public places, which by definition includes public conveyances. As a public conveyance is any means of transport carrying passengers for hire or reward, the law prohibits smoking on commercial watercraft.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to commercial watercraft.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including all indoor areas of bus stands, bus stations, railway or tramway stations, airports, airfields, ports, and other transport terminals.

Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to public transport facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including indoor recreational places including wellness/health and recreational parks, gardens, and public beaches to which the public has access.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including places of worship.

The law prohibits smoking in public places including indoor areas of homes for children and other premises where services to children are provided.