Tobacco Act 1987
3FOutdoor dining area
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3F Outdoor dining area
(1) For the purposes of this Act, an outdoor dining area is—
(a) an outdoor area in a public place—
(i) that has an occupier; and
(ii) that the occupier permits to be used for the consumption of food provided on a commercial basis, whether or not prepared by, or on behalf of, the occupier; and
(iii) to which neither paragraph (b) nor (c) applies; or
(b) an outdoor area in a public place at which a food fair is held; or
(c) an area that—
(i) is part of an outdoor area in a public place at which an organised event (other than a food fair) is held; and
(ii) is within 10 metres of a place at the outdoor area at which food is provided on a commercial basis by, or with the permission of, the occupier of the outdoor area.
food does not include drink or any snack;
food fair means an organised event at which the principal activities are the sale or supply of food for consumption at the event and the consumption of that food.
S. 3G inserted by No. 51/2024 s. 6.