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Public areas located on Orchard Road will be designated as non-smoking areas. Only smoking areas are allowed to smoke from January 1st of next year, after six months of delay.
The smoking areas in the food retail establishments in the area will also be canceled by December 31, announced the National Environment Agency (NEA) in a press release. published Wednesday, November 28.
Last Thursday, about forty smoking areas were developed. These include Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, Hilton Singapore and Orchard Towers.
"With the strong support of the Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) and various stakeholders, we have identified appropriate locations and DSAs within the NSZ to keep the Orchard Road main pedestrian street free. of cigarette smoke, "said the agency.
He added that the majority of designated smoking areas are 100 to 200 m apart in order to "facilitate compliance by smokers with smoking status and ensure sufficient spread of AEDs within a reasonable distance".
The NEA has announced that it will take a consultative approach in the first three months of the implementation of the Orchard Road NSZ.
"However, smokers caught smoking in existing no-smoking areas, such as walkways and bus stops, will continue to be subject to coercive measures. People who smoke in other NSZ public places will receive verbal warnings. However, smokers who break the law repeatedly despite warnings may also be fined, "he added.
Beginning April 1, enforcement action will be taken against all offenders who smoke in NSZ public places, with the exception of DSAs. Homeowners are encouraged to demarcate DSAs and install signage on their premises, said NEA.
"The NEA will monitor compliance with the NSCA on Orchard Road and strengthen the presence of the police when necessary. The law also requires operators and managers of smoking-free premises to ask smokers to quit or direct them to the nearest DSA if they wish to continue smoking, "said the agency. .
NSZ Awareness
In the coming weeks, the agency will be advertising NSZ to raise awareness of the upcoming smoking ban, which will be implemented on January 1st. Community volunteers are already starting to engage the public in the compound.
Brochures detailing AED locations will be available at shopping malls and tobacco outlets. Signs will be installed at lampposts and bins in the vicinity.
Advertisements will also be posted at Orchard, Somerset, Newton and Dhoby Ghaut MRT stations, selected bus stops and buses on Orchard Road.
"To inform foreign visitors of the NSZ, the NEA and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have incorporated information about the NSZ on STB's Visit STB webpage," said NEA.
Inbound travelers will also be alerted through advertising material posted at ports of entry, such as Changi Airport, Singapore Cruise Center and Marina Bay Cruise Center.
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In 2017, approximately 22,000 tickets were issued for smoking in prohibited areas. A person who is caught smoking in these areas faces a fine of up to $ 1,000.
Since 2015, the Agency has been preparing for the implementation of the Orchard Road ZSN and has been working closely with ORBA, government agencies, as well as building owners and managers located in the Orchard Road neighborhood.
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Since June 30 of last year, the NEA has stopped accepting applications for new smoking areas in food retail establishments across the island.
Smokers already approved and located outside the NSZ would be allowed to remain until the current licenses of food retail establishments are terminated or canceled.
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