▁by ▁the ▁propriet ors ▁as ▁sm oking ▁rooms , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁under ▁no ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁and ▁if ▁they ▁did ▁not , ▁the ▁Act ▁applied ▁to ▁them ▁as ▁any ▁other ▁space . ▁ ▁It ▁passed ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁vote , ▁with ▁only ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Conserv atives ▁oppos ing , ▁and ▁received ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ban ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁largely ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁public . ▁ ▁Comp liance ▁rates ▁have ▁been ▁high , ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁only ▁one ▁prem ises ▁has ▁been ▁f ined ▁for ▁perm itting ▁sm oking , ▁and ▁that ▁happened ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁Act ▁came ▁into ▁being . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Sw allow ▁Group ▁of ▁hot els , ▁who ▁had ▁launched ▁a ▁legal ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ation , ▁formally ▁abandoned ▁their ▁attempt ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁after ▁being ▁ad vised ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁succeed . ▁ ▁C ig aret te ▁l itter ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁problem ▁outside ▁prem ises ; ▁especially ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Health ▁Offic ers ▁have ▁become ▁more ▁pro active ▁in ▁fin ing ▁people ▁dro pping ▁cig aret te ▁ends