SMOKING is defined in RA 9211 as the act of carrying a lighted cigarette or other tobacco products, whether or not it is being inhaled or smoked.
It is very clear that once you lit a cigarette or any tobacco products it is considered SMOKING.
TOBACCO PRODUCT refers to any product that consists of loose tobacco that contains nicotine and is intended to use in a cigarette, including any product containing tobacco and intended for smoking, or oral or nasal use.
REPUBLIC ACT 9211 or TOBACCO REGULATION ACT OF 2003 is an act that regulates the packaging, use, sale, distribution and advertisements of tobacco products and for other purposes.
PUBLIC PLACES as defined in RA 9211 refer to enclosed or confined areas of all hospitals, medical clinics, schools, public transportation terminals and offices, and buildings such as private and public offices, recreational places, shopping malls, movie houses, hotels, restaurants, and the like.
PUBLIC CONVEYANCES refer to modes of transportation servicing the general population such as but not limited to , elevators, airplanes, buses, taxicabs, ships, jeepneys, light, rail transits, tricycles, and similar vehicles.
PUBLIC CONVEYANCES refer to modes of transportation servicing the general population such as but not limited to , elevators, airplanes, buses, taxicabs, ships, jeepneys, light, rail transits, tricycles, and similar vehicles.
Line 1 of Section 2 of RA 9211 states that it is the policy of the state to protect populace from hazardous products and promote the right to health and instill health consciousness among them.
Section 3 states that the main thrusts of the act to promote healthful environment, inform the public of the health risks associated with cigarette smoking and tobacco use.
SMOKING is strictly prohibited in the following areas: centers of youth activity such as playschools, preparatory schools, elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities, youth hostels, and recreational facilities for persons under eighteen (18) years old, elevators, stairwells, location in which fire hazards are present including gas stations and storage areas for flammable liquids gas, explosives or combustible materials, within the buildings and premises of public and private hospitals, medical, dental, and optical clinics, health centers, nursing homes, discrepancies, and laboratories, public conveyances and public facilities including airport and ship terminals and train and bus stations, restaurants and conference halls and food preparation areas.
Section 6 states that in all enclosed places that are open to the general public, private workplaces and other places where smoking may expose a person other than the smoker to tobacco smoke, the owner, proprietor, operator, possessor, manager or administrator of such places shall establish smoking and non-smoking areas.
All designated smoking areas shall have at least one legible and visible sign posted namely "SMOKING AREA" for the information and guidance of all concerned. The sign or notice posted shall include a warning about the health effects of direct or secondhand exposure to tobacco smoke. Non-smoking areas shall likewise have at least one legible and visible sign namely "NON-SMOKING AREA" or "NO SMOKING".
SMOKING is strictly prohibited in the following areas: centers of youth activity such as playschools, preparatory schools, elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities, youth hostels, and recreational facilities for persons under eighteen (18) years old, elevators, stairwells, location in which fire hazards are present including gas stations and storage areas for flammable liquids gas, explosives or combustible materials, within the buildings and premises of public and private hospitals, medical, dental, and optical clinics, health centers, nursing homes, discrepancies, and laboratories, public conveyances and public facilities including airport and ship terminals and train and bus stations, restaurants and conference halls and food preparation areas.
Section 6 states that in all enclosed places that are open to the general public, private workplaces and other places where smoking may expose a person other than the smoker to tobacco smoke, the owner, proprietor, operator, possessor, manager or administrator of such places shall establish smoking and non-smoking areas.
All designated smoking areas shall have at least one legible and visible sign posted namely "SMOKING AREA" for the information and guidance of all concerned. The sign or notice posted shall include a warning about the health effects of direct or secondhand exposure to tobacco smoke. Non-smoking areas shall likewise have at least one legible and visible sign namely "NON-SMOKING AREA" or "NO SMOKING".
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