▁ban ▁on ▁sm oking ▁in ▁all ▁work p laces . ▁In ▁Norway , ▁similar ▁legisl ation ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁▁ ▁In ▁Scotland , ▁Andy ▁K err , ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Health ▁and ▁Community ▁Care , ▁introduced ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁sm oking ▁in ▁public ▁areas ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Sm oking ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁all ▁public ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁England ▁became ▁the ▁final ▁region ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁come ▁into ▁effect ▁( the ▁age ▁limit ▁for ▁bu ying ▁to b acco ▁also ▁increased ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁a ▁Division ▁Ben ch ▁of ▁the ▁Ker ala ▁High ▁Court ▁in ▁India ▁b anned ▁sm oking ▁in ▁public ▁places ▁by ▁declaring ▁" public ▁sm oking ▁as ▁illegal ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁whole ▁world , ▁un const itution al ▁and ▁viol ative ▁of ▁Article ▁▁ 2 1 ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ". ▁The ▁Ben ch , ▁head ed ▁by ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Justice ▁ ▁K . ▁ ▁Nar ay ana ▁ ▁Kur up , ▁held ▁ ▁that ▁" to b acco ▁sm oking " ▁in ▁public ▁places ▁( in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁c igare tt es , ▁cig ars , ▁be ed ies ▁or ▁otherwise ) ▁" falls ▁within ▁the ▁m