Smoke-free legislation in Scotland
The Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 came into force on 26th March 2006 at 6am. Smoking is no longer be permitted in most wholly and substantially enclosed public places in Scotland. This guide was published in March 2006 and updated in June 2006.
This page provides a guide to sources of information on Scotland's smoke-free legislation.
Information and guidance on the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005.
Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005
Provides access to the full text of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005.
The Prohibition of Smoking in Certain Premises (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Provides access to the regulations which accompany the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005.
Clearing the air
This Scottish Executive website provides public information on Scotland's smoke-free legislation.
Helping you to get your business or organisation ready for the new law on smoking
Published by the Scottish Executive, this brochure provides guidance for businesses on how they can prepare to comply with Scotland's smoke-free legislation.
26 March 2006
Information leaflet published by the Scottish Executive to inform individuals about the smoke-free legislation and its implications.
Smoke-free Scotland: guidance on smoking policies for the NHS, local authorities and care service providers Published in December 2005, this document provides guidance to the NHS, local authorities and care service providers on how to comply with Scotland's smoke-free legislation.
Smoke-free policy template
Sample smoke-free policy for a business by the Scottish Executive.
Background information relating to smoke-free legislation in Scotland
Smoke-free success: ASH Scotland presents the Scottish experience (pdf, 1.16MB)
This report highlights the success of the legislation in terms of its impact on the health of our nation, compliance, and the consequences for industry, as well as discussing how communication and coalition has helped defeat the tobacco industry which has continually tried to undermine the legislation
The unwelcome guest: how Scotland invited the tobacco industry to smoke outside
This ASH Scotland report shows how the campaign to go smoke-free was won, and how the tobacco industry tried everything it could to stop smoke-free legislation being made.
Smoking in public places: a consultation on reducing exposure to second hand smoke key findings of responses to a public consultation
This report presents the key findings of the Scottish Executive's public consultation on smoking in public places which took place during the summer of 2004.
International review of the health and economic impact of the regulation of smoking in public places. Summary Report.
Published by NHS Health Scotland in 2005, this report examines the likely impact of restrictions on smoking in public places in a Scottish context. This summary report is 28 pages long.
Passive smoking and associated causes of death in adults in Scotland
Published by NHS Health Scotland in 2005, this report estimates the number of deaths from the major smoking-related causes of death in Scottish adults that can be attributed to passive smoking.
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