Perak targets October ban on vape, e-cigarette sales
State Human Resources, Health, Indian Community Affairs and National Integration Committee chairman A. Sivanesan said a working paper on the matter is being drafted by the Perak State Health Department.
"We have instructed the Perak health department, led by its director Dr Feisul Idzwan Mustapha, to ensure that this working paper can be completed as soon as possible.
"The working paper will also be brought to the State Executive Council (MMK) to decide on its enforcement, which I am targeting around October," he said.
He said this when met after officiating the Orthopaedic Symposium Programme: Latest Developments and Best Practices in the Orthopaedic Field organised by the Perak Community Specialist Hospital (PCSH) at the Kinta River Front Hotel here, today.
On June 4, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad explained that the state government is examining the need to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes in Perak.
Saarani said the matter had been raised in the MMK, but several matters needed to be refined.
Meanwhile, Sivanesan said that although he admitted that the action would cause uneasiness among vape operators, it would benefit the people overall, especially in terms of health.
"We are ready (for complaints) about this matter, and for us, what is good for the people we will continue," he said.
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