The Department of the Environment is running a series of seminars to help businesses prepare for the introduction of no-smoking legislation.

It's in charge of overseeing the implementation of the regulations on March 30 next year, and is inviting people to attend the meetings on October 18 and 19 at the Villa Marina.

Presentations will be made by experts with experience of the legislation in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, and members of the Public Health Directorate will also be there to talk about stop smoking services.

The sessions will be between 9am and 12 noon each morning, and 2pm and 5pm each afternoon.

Anyone who wants to attend can contact the department's Food Safety Manager, Ivan Bratty, at ivan.bratty@gov.im, or ring 685894.