The National Tobacco Act makes provision for restriction of smoking to designated smoking areas in indoor public places and workplaces. It also prohibits smoking in public transport, outdoor spaces like restaurants and bars, playgrounds, amusement parks, public parks, bus stops, vehicle parks, seaports and any public gathering, including sale of single sticks of cigarettes and sale of cigarettes in kiosks among others.
Public health experts have said that smoking in public does not only endanger the life of the smoker but also the lives of those around.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), tobacco use harms nearly every organ in the human body, saying even smoking one cigarette a day can seriously harm a person’s health.
