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England bans smoking in cars with children

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There is low awareness about children's health in India..Welcome this step..We should enact a similar legislation and this cover both Beedis and Cigarettes as the Government is showing laxity when it comes to Beedis..Eralier we had banned public smoking..This will be a welcome initiative!


England bans smoking in cars with children

11 Feb 2015

Smoking will be banned if under-18s are in the car



Drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars if they are carrying children as passengers.
The move, which will become law on 1 October, follows a similar ban in Wales and aims to protect young people under 18 from second-hand smoke. Scotland is also considering introducing a ban.


Anyone found flouting the law in England could be fined £50.


The British Lung Foundation welcomed the ban as a victory, but smokers' group Forest said it was unenforceable.


It will not apply to anyone driving alone or driving in a convertible car with the top down.


The regulations were passed in the Commons after 342 MPs voted in favour of legislation while just 74 voted against.


More than 430,000 children are exposed to second-hand smoke in cars each week, according to the British Lung Foundation

Passive smoke in children can increase the risk of asthma, meningitis and cot death, say public health experts.

BBC News - England bans smoking in cars with children
 
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