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• Law to combat smoking awaits Cabinet approval 

Jump to full article: Zawya.com (ae), 2008-09-18
Author: P.K. Abdul Ghafour

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A new law to combat smoking in public and workplaces has been drafted and is awaiting Cabinet approval. Those smoking in public places will be fined SR200.

Suleiman Al-Sabi, secretary-general of the Charitable Society to Combat Smoking, urged those affected by smokers at work and public places to take legal action against them, demanding compensation.

"Parents should file lawsuits against teachers who smoke in schools as well as against traders who sell cigarettes to their children," he said.

He said the new law, which will be effective a year after its publication in the official gazette, was prepared by the committee of experts at the Council of Ministers.

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