{"id":6725,"date":"2021-12-13T12:08:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T11:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line-ehs.co.uk\/ehs\/?p=6725"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:28:31","slug":"smoking-in-vehicles-is-banned-in-ni-from-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/smoking-in-vehicles-is-banned-in-ni-from-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking in vehicles is banned in NI from February"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>  Legislation is already in place under the Smoke-free (Premises, <a>Vehicle<\/a> Operators and Penalty Notices) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 which bans smoking in certain premises, places and <a>vehicles<\/a> including on public transport and in work vehicles used by more than one person.  From 1 February 2022 the Smoke-Free (Private Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (SR 2021 No. 328) extend the current smoke-free provisions to private vehicles where children are present (persons under the age of 18), when there is more than one person in the car and when the vehicle is enclosed.  The Smoke-free (Premises, Vehicle Operators and Penalty Notices) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (SR 2021 No. 332) provide that the driver of a vehicle is responsible for ensuring that smoking does not take place.  A no-smoking sign must be displayed in the <a>vehicle<\/a>. Failing to prevent smoking in a private vehicle is now an offence, as is failing to display prescribed no-smoking signs. New fixed penalty notice forms are issued. The Police Service of Northern Ireland, in addition to the district councils, will be an enforcement authority in respect of smoke-free vehicles.  <\/div> <div> Sources:<a>The Smoke-Free (Private Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (SR 2021 No. 328)<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 gov.uk in operation 1 February 2022  <a>The Smoke-free (Premises, Vehicle Operators and Penalty Notices) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (SR 2021 No. 332)<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 gov.uk in operation 1 February 2022  <a>Smoking and vaping regulations in Northern Ireland<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; nidirect  <\/div>   <span class=\"separator separator--center separator--gradient separator--md\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\"><strong>EHS regulatory compliance and monitoring \u2013 an expert solution to ensure your organization\u2019s compliance <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay ahead of evolving HSE requirements across 300+ jurisdictions, with daily updates curated by our in-house legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bttn-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/solutions\/regulatory-compliance-and-monitoring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bttn  bttn--md\"><span class=\"bttn__cont-label-icon\"><span class=\"bttn__label\">Discover Red-on-line\u2019s regulatory compliance and monitoring solution.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2>Smoking in vehicles in Northern Ireland will not be allowed from 1 February 2022.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76,601],"tags":[576,188,577],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - 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