WALES: GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO EXEMPT FILM & TV FROM SMOKEFREE LEGISLATION

摘要

The Welsh government has decided to withdraw its proposal to amend the Smokefree Premises Regulations for Wales following widespread opposition from public health professionals, as well as the voluntary sector, and a sustained campaign led by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Wales. The amendment was first proposed in the National Assembly in July 2012, despite three-quarters of respondents registering their opposition during a 6-week consultation period immediately prior. Had it been approved, actors would have been allowed to smoke on television and film sets as part of their role, which ASH Wales argued would have created a dangerous precedent for other industries to challenge the legislation in the future.