Tobacco Act 1987

For the purposes of this Act, an outdoor dining area is—

an outdoor area in a public place—

that has an occupier; and

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

to which neither paragraph (b) nor (c) applies; or

an outdoor area in a public place at which a food fair is held; or

an area that—

is part of an outdoor area in a public place at which an organised event (other than a food fair) is held; and

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.

In this section—