BILL 18

An Act to Amend the Smoke-free Places Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:

1 Subsection 1(1) of the Smoke-free Places Act, chapter 222 of the Revised Statutes, 2011, is amended by repealing the definition “smoke” and substituting the following:

“smoke” means (fumer)

(a)  to smoke, hold or otherwise have control over an ignited tobacco product or another ignited substance that is intended to be smoked, or

(b)  to inhale or exhale vapour from, or to hold or otherwise have control over,

( i) an activated electronic cigarette,

( ii) an activated water pipe, or

( iii) another activated device containing a substance that is intended to be inhaled or exhaled.

2 Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding after paragraph (j) the following:

(j.1)  on the grounds of a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act,