Parliamentary Committee On Tobacco Control Bill To Meet Next Week Kj

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The Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) on the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 will meet for the first time next week, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
Khairy (above) said the meeting, which will be chaired by him, will listen to the views of 12 members of the PSSC.
“If we refer to the letter from the opposition leader (Anwar Ibrahim) to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, they both agreed (on the bill) in principle. During the debate, I can say, 95 percent of (members of Parliament) also agree (with the bill).
“It’s just that we need to refine several provisions, including in terms of enforcement and fines. We can discuss that,” he told reporters after the launching of the Johor state-level Healthy Malaysia National Agenda Tour in Bandar Dato’ Onn today.
The government MPs in the committee are Azalina Othman Said (Umno), Abdul Azeez Rahim (Umno), Mohd Nizar Zakaria (Umno), Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (Bersatu), Ahmad Fadhil Shaari (PAS), and Lukanisman Awang Sauni (GPS).
The opposition representatives involved Mukhriz Mahathir (Pejuang), Dzulkifli Ahmad (Amanah), Madius Tangau (Upko), Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (DAP), Darrell Liking (Warisan) and Sivarasah Rasiah (PKR).
The bill, which was tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat by Khairy on July 27, seeks to prohibit those born on and after Jan 1, 2007, from purchasing or possessing cigarettes or vape products. 
It aims to prevent the young generation from picking up the smoking habit, in addition to reducing deaths caused by smoking-related diseases.
- Bernama

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