Tag Archive for: Smoking Products Control Act

As of April 1, 2025, several Malaysian states will prohibit the open display of tobacco products in shops, in compliance with the Smoking Products Control Act for Public Health 2024 (Act 852). Retailers in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Selangor will be required to keep cigarettes and other smoking products hidden from view in closed cabinets.

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The Malaysian Health Ministry has announced that the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act (Act 852) will take effect on October 1. The Act, which covers regulations on the registration, sale, packaging, and labelling of smoking products, as well as the prohibition of smoking in public places, will also apply to electronic cigarettes.

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Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad has set his sights on October as the target month for enforcing the highly anticipated Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852). The Act, which aims to curb the sale and purchase of tobacco products, smoking materials, and tobacco substitutes to minors, has been a topic of much discussion since its gazettement on February 2nd.

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