The Smoking Products Control Act for Public Health 2024 is expected to be enforced by this October, said Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad. Dzulkefly stated that all regulations and orders under the act have received approval from the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) and are now awaiting return to the Ministry of Health (MOH). "We are in the final phase. This October, God willing, we will launch four regulations and one order, all of which we have been approved by the AGC. "We have already delayed (on the enforcement once), and hope to implement it in October. We might want to pursue it in September but if we can't, it will be in October," he said after officiating the 2024 National World Thalassemia Day Celebration at Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (HSAAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The Smoking Products Control Act for Public Health 2024 will regulate matters related to registration, advertising, control over sales and purchase of tobacco produ...
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