On 1 July 2007 Smoke Free legislation was introduced throughout
England and the London Port Health Authority (LPHA) is the
enforcement authority for relevant premises within its area - the
port and its environs. The LPHA will promote the legislation,
monitor compliance and intervene when necessary in response to
complaints regarding contraventions.
If you have a concern or require further advice on this subject,
please
contact your local port office.
Further information and other support material to assist
businesses and the general public can be downloaded from the
Smokefree England website.
The Department for Transport consulted on the proposed
restriction of smoking on sea-going and inland waterway vessels and
the Department of Transport's enforcement decision is
awaited. The LPHA contributed toward the response by the
Association of Port Health Authorities (APHA) and put forward its
own observations on the proposals.
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health played a major
part in the introduction of the Smoke Free Legislation
and further information can be found on the
CIEH website.
River craft operators have voluntarily accepted the restrictions
pending the introduction of formal measures, advice is available to
operators from our
Charlton Office.