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Blanket compliance with regulations in NI

Councils in Northern Ireland have reported almost blanket compliance since the new smokefree law came in April.
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Dubai to ban smoking in public places

The Dubai Municipality has announced plans to introduce smokefree legislation in public places from May 31.
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Disney hotels to go smokefree

More than 20 Walt Disney World hotels and timeshare resorts are to go smokefree on 1 June, ahead of the introduction of smokefree legislation in England.
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Wetherspoon 'led the way' with smokefree pubs

A total of 152 Wetherspoon pubs and bars are now completely smokefree, ahead of the smokefree legislation which comes into force on 1 July.
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Top London hotel goes smokefree

The five-star Marriott West India Quay hotel in Canary Wharf, London has introduced a smokefree policy throughout the building, including the 301 guest rooms and suites and 47 serviced apartments, as well as the public spaces.
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Punch banks on lift in profits from legislation

The smokefree legislation could end up being good for business, Britain's biggest pub operator claimed today.
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NI smoking legislation comes into force

It is now illegal to smoke in workplaces, most enclosed public spaces and on public transport in Northern Ireland.
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Austria to implement further smoking legislation

Austria is set to pass smokefree legislation in restaurants by the end of this year. A voluntary regulation, asking restaurant owners to reserve 40 per cent of their seats for non-smokers, failed, Health Minister Andrea Kdolsky said on Friday.
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Taxis go smokefree

More than 1,600 cabbies in Birmingham have signed a voluntary agreement to go smokefree, even though the law does not come into effect until July 1.
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Smokefree legislation to bring new customers to pubs

New research by pub company and brewer, Greene King, predicts Britain will see a new demographic visiting their pubs when England goes smokefree.
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