Jump to full article: Jordan Times (jo), 2009-12-24
Author: Khetam Malkawi
Intro: AMMAN - The Ministry of Health has referred six shop owners to court this year for violating the Public Health Law, a ministry official said on Wednesday.
Malek Habashneh, director of the Health Ministry's awareness department, told The Jordan Times that these shop owners, whose stores are located in malls, violated the law as they allowed smoking in their premises after the Public Health Law prohibiting smoking in public places was enforced at the beginning of this year.
He added that violators of the law face imprisonment or have to pay a fine.
The law also stipulates that any person caught smoking in a public place is subject to between one week and one month imprisonment or a JD15-JD25 fine. The same penalties apply to those who sell cigarettes to underage youths.
Habashneh also revealed that the health authorities referred four drivers of argileh delivery cars to court for violating the law this year.
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