Smoking Laws In Malaysia

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Smoking laws in malaysia. The declaration of non smoking area 2014 p u b 312 identifies five buildings and places that are smoke free as declared by the minister of health. In malaysia tobacco control is regulated under the food act of 1983. Roadmap to tobacco control legislation. Teething problems reported in enforcing malaysia s smoking ban channel news asia jan.

Smoking in malaysia was first dealt with in legislation requiring a general warning message on all malaysian cigarette packaging in 1976. Since january 1995 showing cigarette packaging in. Selling of cigarettes to persons under the age of 18 has been forbidden since may 14 1994. 2 2019 the regulations are made under the food act 1983 and have been amended several times including the addition of several areas where smoking is prohibited.

During the first six 6 months of 2019 enforcement involves verbal or written warnings. Those caught smoking in prohibited areas will be fined up to rm10 000 or face two years jail while eateries found to have allowed customers to light up will be slapped with a maximum fine of. In malaysia the earliest initiative to control tobacco consumption smoking was taken by municipal councils in 1974. With the increased taxes on tobacco products coming up in november 2018 as well as a ban on smoking at all eateries coming up in 2019 it looks like malaysia is following our neighbours like singapore and thailand suit in tightening our smoking laws and regulations.

A government imposed smoking ban at eateries and restaurants in malaysia has prompted a nationwide backlash with reports of violence and threats of lawsuits coming from smokers who make up. As the law requires that cigarettes are sold in unopened packages the law is interpreted as also banning the sale of single cigarettes. The councils enacted by laws on prohibition of smoking in cinemas. Such by laws were only confined to areas within the municipality s control.

Peninsular malaysia implemented the smoking ban on 1 january 2019 while sabah and sarawak will be imposing the ban on 1 february 2019 and 1 march 2019 respectively. It probably was only a matter of time before it happened so with these new rules coming into place and probably stricter. The sale of tobacco products is prohibited to persons under the age of 18. Drug laws are incredibly strict in malaysia as in accordance with the dangerous drugs act 1952.