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$10,000 Fine, Jail For Tobacco Advts 

Under Section 17 of the Tobacco Order 2005, anything that is deemed as an advertisement to promote tobacco could see the violator slapped with $10,000 fine, six months' jail or both. And under Section 16 of the Order, smoking is prohibited in specified public places like schools, government premises, shopping complex and food outlets and offenders could face a fine not exceeding $1,000.

Legal Adviser at the Ministry of Health, Dk Hjh Suzylawati bte Pg Indera Wijaya Pg Dr Hj Ismail, in delivering her presentation at an enforcement workshop on the Tobacco Order 2005, highlighted the 36 sections of the order that are divided into six parts.

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