Jump to full article: Gulf Daily News (bh), 2008-04-08
Intro: Council members initially backed an anti-smoking law yesterday, which was originally drafted 14 years ago.
It is a mix between the original draft, which was presented to the former Shura Council in 1994 but never passed, and a parliamentary proposed law.
Under the new law, people who smoke in their cars with children on board could be prosecuted.
Traders who sell tobacco to children aged under 14 years could also face up to six months in jail.
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