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  Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18
  
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  The majority of MPs voted to make it an offence to for someone in charge of an enclosed vehicle to fail to prevent smoking within it in the presence of someone under 18. 
  
  
  The regulations approved in this vote allow the police to issue fixed penalty notices in relation to the offence (the penalty being Â£50, with a discounted amount of Â£30).  An exception for smoke-free private vehicles from the requirement to display no smoking signs was also provided for in the regulations.
  
  Technically the regulations extend the scope of the offence in [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/8 Section 8(4) of the Health Act 2006] to cover enclosed vehicles in the presence of children.  
  
  The motion approved by the majority of MPs taking part in this vote stated:
  
  :That the [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111126004/contents draft Smoke-free (Private Vehicles) Regulations 2015], which were laid before this House on 17 December 2014, be approved.
  
  
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  * [1] [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111126004/pdfs/ukdsiem_9780111126004_en.pdf Explanatory note to the regulations]
  
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