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Originally Posted by Xaccers
How on earth is it fair?
Fair would be to have a sectioned off smoking area where the smoke cannot interfere with non-smokers.
They do it in South Africa.
I can see many independant pubs losing their public status and becoming "private" clubs with really low or non-existant membership fees.
In the cities, I can see this being enforced, but small country pubs, who's gonna check if the locals aren't bothered by it?
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it's fair because private clubs will not be exempt, despite what the Cabinet initially proposed. A pub will not be able to circumvent the ban by doing what you describe.
As for whether it gets enforced ... how is any law enforced in rural areas? It may take longer to become accepted, but it is IMO just a matter of time.