Under the bill’s Generational End Game policy, the buying and use of cigarettes or vaping products will be banned for all those born from 2007 onwards.The health ministry is ready to table the Control of Smoking Product for Public Health Bill, which includes the Generational End Game policy, during the new meeting of Parliament which began today.
“The GEG policy is only for the ban on buying and using, as the ban on keeping and possessing cigarettes or vaping products has been dropped on the recommendation of the parliamentary select committee.Helmy said the bill will include control over registration, advertising, promotion and sponsorship, packaging, and sales of smoking products.
“Among their recommendations is the reduction of the fine from RM5,000 to RM500 to avoid burdening the GEG group. According to him, there is also a clause stating that a periodic report needs to be prepared and tabled in Parliament before January 2025 and every five years, subsequently.“The report will be about the effectiveness of the ban on the sale of tobacco products, smoking materials, tobacco substitute products or smoking devices, and related matters,” he said.
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