The Prohibition of Smoking Outside Hospital Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2022

No-smoking notices – hospital buildings: manner of display, form and content

3.—(1) This regulation applies to a no-smoking notice which, by virtue of section 4C(2) of the Act, the person having the management and control of a hospital building must conspicuously display at every entrance to the building.

(2) The notice must—

(a) be a minimum size of 297 millimetres by 420 millimetres,

(b) display the international “no smoking” symbol consisting of a graphic description of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it, at least 75 millimetres in diameter,

(c) in clear font no smaller than 200 millimetres state—

“It is an offence to smoke or knowingly permit smoking in the no-smoking area outside a hospital building.

The no-smoking area extends up to 15 metres around this building and includes all areas under any canopy or other overhang.”,

(d) in clear font no smaller than 150 millimetres state—

“If you observe someone smoking in the no-smoking area a complaint may be made to a member of hospital staff”,

(e) be displayed by the person having management or control of the building in such a manner that it is protected so far as reasonably practicable from tampering, damage, removal or concealment.