Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.231Act does not create or preserve right to smoke
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sec.231 Act does not create or preserve right to smoke
To remove any doubt, it is declared that this Act does not create or preserve a right for a person to smoke at any place. Also, nothing in this Act affects the operation of another Act to the extent that the other Act prohibits smoking at any place. s 231 ins 2004 No. 47 s 43 amd 2025 No. 27 s 36 (sec.231-ssec.1) To remove any doubt, it is declared that this Act does not create or preserve a right for a person to smoke at any place. (sec.231-ssec.2) Also, nothing in this Act affects the operation of another Act to the extent that the other Act prohibits smoking at any place.