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SMOKE-FREE legislation making it illegal to smoke in hospital grounds and playgrounds came into force on Monday, March 1. The landmark law, the first in the UK, means that all hospital grounds, school grounds, public playgrounds and the outdoor areas of day-care and child minding settings in Wales will be required to be smoke-free. Pembrokeshire was ahead of the curve on this, with councillors voting to ban smoking in playgrounds, playing fields, sports grounds and car parks across the county back in 2015. However the new measures make this law, with anyone found breaching them facing a £100 fine. Mental health and wellbeing minister, Eluned Morgan said it was a proud day for Wales and would benefit the health of future generations .
These are the new rules on smoking in public places in Wales from today
Smoking is the biggest cause of early preventable death in adults aged over 35 in Wales and it costs the Welsh NHS £320m a year
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Wales has become the first UK nation to ban smoking in the grounds of schools and hospitals and in children s playgrounds (Image: Getty Images)
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