Scottish Member’s Bill threatens cigar bars and restaurants

Cigar smokers are under fire in Scotland after a Nationalist MSP introduced a bill aimed at curbing smoking near food.

Stewart Maxwell’s ‘Prohibition of Smoking in Regulated Areas (Scotland) Bill’ proposes banning the service of food, except for a few snacks, in any room where a tobacco product has been smoked during the previous five days.

Restaurateurs and publicans would be subject to criminal prosecution if they allowed a customer to light up or if they had not displayed sufficient signs on the issue. The Scottish Parliament is calling for evidence by Friday 23rd April.

Find out more and register your views at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk by clicking on ‘Bills Before Parliament’ and scrolling to Mr Maxwell’s Bill.

Section : News

Page number : 4

Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 1 on 01/06/2004.

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	Scottish Member’s Bill threatens cigar bars and restaurants Cigar smokers are under fire in Scotland after a Nationalist MSP introduced a bill aimed at curbing smoking near food. Stewart Maxwell’s ‘Prohibition of Smoking in Regulated Areas (Scotland) Bill’ proposes banning the service of food, except for a few snacks, in any room where a tobacco product has been smoked during the previous five days. Restaurateurs and publicans would be subject to criminal prosecution if they allowed a customer to light up or if they had not displayed sufficient signs on the issue. The Scottish Parliament is calling for evidence by Friday 23rd April. Find out more and register your views at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk by clicking on ‘Bills Before Parliament’ and scrolling to Mr Maxwell’s Bill. By Section : News Page number : 4 Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 1 on 01/06/2004. Subscribe Buy this issue More from this issue Preview other issues This article is 58 months old and some information provided may be time sensitive. Please check all details of events, tours, opening times and other information before travelling or making arrangements. Copyright Cigar Buyer © 1999-2008. All rights reserved. To use or reproduce part or all of this article please contact us for details of how you can do so legally.