The Lagos
State House of Assembly yesterday January 20th passed a bill seeking to make
smoking in public places illegal in the state, with first offenders having
options of paying a fine of N10,000, three months in jail or both. The bill
which is waiting the approval of Gov. Fashola to be signed into law prohibits
residents from smoking in places such as libraries, museum, public toilets,
schools, hospital, day-care centres, public transportation, restaurants among
others.
Lagos
residents who break this new law repeatedly would either be sent to prison for
6 months or pay a fine of N50,000, while owners of public places who encourage
the breaking of this law would pay a fine of N100,000 or be sent to jail for
six months.
The bill
also seeks to punish anyone who smokes in front of a child with a fine of
N15,000 or six months imprisonment. The bill also directs corporate
organizations to place the 'No Smoking' sign in their premises. Companies who
default would pay a fine of N250,000.
The Bill
when passed into law would be supervised by the Lagos Environmental Protection
Agency.
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