Dubai: The municipality has said fine for smoking in Dubai malls are likely to be imposed in September.The Dh1,000 fine can be slapped by Dubai Police, if smokers do not put out their cigarettes in malls when asked to by security guards.
Salem Bin Mesmar, Assistant Director General, Dubai Municipality, Health, Safety and Environment Control Sector, said: "What has been agreed in shopping malls was that security guards would tell the person it's not allowed to smoke. If they don't ... security can call the police.
If we have to fine them we will, because the law says we can."
Dubai Municipality steps up efforts to ban smoking in public
By Alice Johnson, Staff ReporterPublished: July 06, 2008, 14:26
Dubai: Dubai Municipality has announced the fourth phase of its programme to ban smoking in public areas.
The new regulations target ‘entertainment and recreation places’, which includes billiards and snooker halls, internet cafes and electronic games halls.
The municipality signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dubai Sports Council, to implement this phase in public sporting areas, including youth clubs.
Venues wishing to have a smoking area should apply for a licence from the Department of Economic Development, and need to be no less then 2,000sq ft hall area) and have a playing area of 1,500 sq ft. Smoking in these areas has been prohibited since May 31, 2008.
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