Khairy confident Tobacco Bill will receive majority MP support

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin is confident the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 which will be tabled at Dewan Rakyat next month after finalising several amendments will receive the support of the majority of members of Parliament.

“It’s just that they asked for some amendments to be made so that enforcement powers are clarified, fines are clarified and so on. I believe that most of these issues have been resolved in the committee,” he told reporters during an interview on his one year of achievements as Minister of Health. It also outlined provisions for the registration of tobacco products, smoking materials or tobacco substitute products, in addition to controlling advertising, promotion and sponsorship, sales and purchases of tobacco products, smoking materials, tobacco substitute products or smoking devices.

Asked how the Health Ministry dealt with the interests of the people and the industry regarding the importance of the bill, Khairy said the MoH has given explanations to professional bodies and non-governmental organisations through a series of engagements on why electronic cigarettes need to be regulated as tobacco products. and was not fully banned as implemented in Thailand, Brunei and Singapore.

“The act has been refined, some amendments have been made to clarify enforcement powers and clarify punishments, fines and so on,” he told reporters after officiating the 25th Joint Malaysia-Singapore Nursing Conference 2022 today.

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