Lagos State Bans Smoking In Public Places

The Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA)
on Monday 20th January 2014 passed a law
prohibiting smoking in public places in the
state.
The bill is for a law to provide for the
regulation of smoking in designated places
in Lagos State and for connected purposes.
Some of the designated public places by
the bill include public toilets, tertiary
institutions, public transportation
vehicles, shopping centres, stadia and
restaurants.
It provides that any person who contradicts
the provision of the legislation shall be
liable to one year imprisonment or option
of fine not less than N15,000.
It also stipulates that any person involved
with the management of public place
should put a 'No-Smoking' sign in
conspicuous areas.
The bill also provides that any person who
contradicts the section of the legislation
shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine of
N100,000 or six months imprisonment.
"It shall be an offence to smoke in the
presence of a child under 18 years or expose
the child to any form of injurious smoke,"
the bill said.