- Laws of Fiji

Last Updated: 14 February 2022

(1) A person must not smoke any tobacco product or e-cigarette in any of the following public places—

(a)amusement centre, theatre or sports stand;
(b)hospital or clinic;
(c)lifts;
(d)public service vehicle (within the meaning of the Land Transport Act 1998);
(e)airport terminal building except in duty free outlets and designated smoking area;
(f)prescribed smoke-free building or prescribed smoke-free area;
(g)eating-houses;
(h)bus stations except for a designated smoking area;
(i)internet shops;
(j)any water transport including ships, ferries or any other means which transports passengers by sea or river; and
(k)any other public place to which the public has access as the Minister may designate by way of a gazette notice.

[subs (1) am Decree 25 of 2014 s 3, effective 1 February 2015]

(2) A person found to be contravening subsection (1) commits an offence and shall be liable to a fixed penalty in Schedule 7.

(3) The registered owner of the place and the person in charge of any place referred to in subsection (1) must both ensure that—

(4) A person found to be contravening subsection (3) commits an offence and is liable to a fixed penalty in Schedule 7.