What are the highlights of the 2018 Shenzhen No Smoking Regulations in Public Places?

What are the highlights of the 2018 Shenzhen No Smoking Regulations in Public Places

The newly revised Shenzhen No Smoking Regulations in Public Places place more emphasis on place management than the previous no smoking regulations. People's obligations and rights clearly stipulate that managers of non-smoking places have the obligation to dissuade and control smoking, and cannot place tobacco-related items, such as ashtrays, etc. Personally, I discourage smoking in non-smoking areas. I will introduce it to you in detail below.

Highlight 1: Emphasis on individual rights

Everyone has the right to refuse second-hand smoke

Any individual has the right to demand smoking Operators and managers are required to perform their duties in places where smoking is prohibited. The right to complain to the relevant regulatory authorities and the right to dissuade those who smoke from smoking.

"Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Regulations on Smoking Control"

Article 15 Any individual or unit has the right to require smokers to stop smoking in prohibited smoking places, and has the right to require the operation of prohibited smoking places Operators and managers should fulfill their tobacco control responsibilities and make complaints to relevant departments. Relevant departments should investigate and verify the no-smoking places complained of.

Highlight 2: Emphasis on the obligations of venue managers

Managers who provide ashtrays will be punished

Regulations stipulate indoor public places and office spaces Smoking is completely prohibited in public transportation and in outdoor areas of some public places (mainly hospitals and schools). The Health and Family Planning Commission issued a notice to announce to the whole society the scope of places where smoking is prohibited and where smoking is restricted. There are 16 categories of places where smoking is prohibited. There are two categories of restricted places. These no-smoking areas must have signs, and tobacco-related items must not be placed. Staff members must discourage those who smoke in violation of regulations. This emphasizes the importance of managers. If you do not dissuade smokers and allow smokers to smoke here, you will be punished by law.

"Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Regulations on Smoking Control"

Article 13 Operators and managers of no-smoking places shall perform the following responsibilities:

(1) Establish a no-smoking management system, carry out tobacco control publicity and education, and equip tobacco control inspectors;

(2) Smoking-related appliances or items with tobacco advertisements are not allowed;

(3) Set up no-smoking signs and supervisory complaint hotlines at the entrances and other prominent locations of no-smoking places;

(4) For those who smoke in no-smoking places, site staff should ask them to extinguish lit items. Tobacco products; if they do not extinguish them, they should be advised to leave; if they do not obey the dissuasion and do not leave the place, they should report to the relevant departments.

Highlight 3: Highlighting multi-department management and multi-department law enforcement

Smoking bans are managed everywhere

In the past, the health department was responsible for enforcing laws and regulations , the newly revised regulations adjusted it to focus on the health department, with other departments participating. Now according to the regulations, a joint meeting system has been established. This joint meeting system has more than 20 government departments, such as civil affairs, finance committee, development and reform, workers, youth and women, etc. These departments participate in the joint efforts to control smoking. Let’s take a pulse on this social issue, work together to study it, formulate plans together, do a good job of publicity, and strengthen the evaluation of the implementation of this work. So the intensity is very strong. When enforcing the law, there are six government departments, plus the railway department and the aviation department, and a total of eight departments carry out law enforcement. So the power is very powerful. For example, the transportation department has law enforcement powers within their jurisdiction.

"Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Smoking Control Regulations"

Article 33 establishes a regular meeting system for joint meeting work, and the joint meeting on tobacco control shall hold a working meeting at least once a year. Each member unit shall organize the implementation of matters agreed upon at the joint meeting.

Each member unit of the joint meeting should formulate a tobacco control work system for this industry and this system based on the actual situation, and organize the implementation of tobacco control work for this industry and this system.

Article 35 The following departments shall be responsible for the publicity, education, daily management and supervision of tobacco control work in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, and shall impose penalties for violations of the provisions of these regulations:

(1) The transportation administrative department is responsible for tobacco control on public transportation vehicles other than civil aircraft and trains and related public places and workplaces;

(2) Civil aviation and railway management In accordance with relevant national regulations, the department is responsible for tobacco control in public places and workplaces such as civil aircraft, trains and other public transportation vehicles and waiting areas;

(3) The administrative department for culture, sports and tourism is responsible Smoking control work in cultural venues, sports venues, tourist attractions and public places and workplaces within their jurisdiction;

(4) The market supervision administrative department is responsible for catering service venues, commodity wholesale and retail venues and tobacco control work in their workplaces;

(5) The public security department is responsible for school buses, Internet service business premises, hotels, hotels, entertainment venues, dance halls, massages, bathing and other places and their workplaces

(6) The urban management administrative department shall be responsible for the tobacco control work in parks, subways and public places and workplaces within their jurisdiction;

Other relevant departments shall Assist the competent authorities in publicity, education, supervision and management of tobacco control.

Highlight 4: Mainly criticize and educate, with economic punishment as a secondary

The maximum fine for individuals is 500, and the maximum fine for units is 30,000.

For individuals who violate the regulations If you do not follow the advice, 50 yuan will be confiscated on the spot; if you refuse to make corrections, you will be fined 200 yuan; if you obstruct law enforcement, you will be fined 500 yuan. In a non-smoking place, if the operator or manager fails to perform their duties, they must first be warned. For the eight major categories of law enforcement departments, they first issued warnings and ordered them to make corrections within a time limit. If corrections are not made within the time limit, a fine of 30,000 yuan will be imposed.