Jump to full article: Gulf Daily News (bh), 2008-04-29
Author: MOHAMMED AL A'ALI
Intro: A LAW aimed at combating smoking had some of the fire taken out of it by the Shura Council yesterday.
They approved a softened version, without jail sentences for people who sell tobacco products to children.
Councillors dropped parliament's proposed six-month jail sentence for those who sell them to children aged below 14, sticking instead to a maximum fine of BD100. . . .
They also decided to remove an article which stipulated that tax revenue from tobacco products would go to the Health Ministry, rather than the national budget.
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