00:00Stricter regulations for vape and electronic cigarettes may be implemented in August,
00:05says Datuk Seri Dr. Zulkifli Ahmad.
00:08In a reply to a user on X, the Health Minister said that despite the multiple delays,
00:14the Ministry is doing its best to get regulations and orders to be endorsed by the Attorney General's Chambers.
00:21He added that the regulations are to be simultaneously enforced
00:25with the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 Act 852.
00:31According to Zulkifli, three regulations are already endorsed,
00:35while two more regulations and an order are pending approval.
00:39Early last month, the Minister said that electronic cigarettes will be strictly regulated in June
00:44under the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024.
00:50The act was gazetted in February,
00:53but checks by the Star on the AGC federal legislation site show that it is not yet in force.
01:00The use of electronic cigarettes is currently regulated under the Food Act
01:04and the Control of Tobacco Product regulations.
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