This came after several months of deliberation and public engagement, mainly to sensitise and gather residents’ opinions on the bill.
The 16-section bill, said that posting of signs which states “no smoking,” with a picture depicting a burning cigarette enclosed in a circle with a bar across, should be displayed in all “no smoking areas.”
The assembly noted that the picture depicting ban of smoking in a particular public place would be prominently posted and properly maintained by the owner, occupier or person in charge of the “no smoking areas.”
The bill, which, yesterday, scaled through the third reading, prohibited anybody smoking in all public places including libraries, museum, public toilets, schools, hospital, day care centres, public transportation and restaurants, among others.
The Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed a bill, aimed at banning smoking in public places in the state.
This
came after several months of deliberation and public engagement, mainly
to sensitise and gather residents’ opinions on the bill.
The 16-section bill, said that posting of signs which states “no smoking,” with a picture depicting a burning cigarette enclosed in a circle with a bar across, should be displayed in all “no smoking areas.”
The assembly noted that the picture depicting ban of smoking in a particular public place would be prominently posted and properly maintained by the owner, occupier or person in charge of the “no smoking areas.”
The bill, which, yesterday, scaled through the third reading, prohibited anybody smoking in all public places including libraries, museum, public toilets, schools, hospital, day care centres, public transportation and restaurants, among others.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/public-smokers-risk-6-month-jail-term-lagos/#sthash.BtBS58Sz.dpuf
This
came after several months of deliberation and public engagement, mainly
to sensitise and gather residents’ opinions on the bill.The 16-section bill, said that posting of signs which states “no smoking,” with a picture depicting a burning cigarette enclosed in a circle with a bar across, should be displayed in all “no smoking areas.”
The assembly noted that the picture depicting ban of smoking in a particular public place would be prominently posted and properly maintained by the owner, occupier or person in charge of the “no smoking areas.”
The bill, which, yesterday, scaled through the third reading, prohibited anybody smoking in all public places including libraries, museum, public toilets, schools, hospital, day care centres, public transportation and restaurants, among others.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/public-smokers-risk-6-month-jail-term-lagos/#sthash.BtBS58Sz.dpuf
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