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• Environment: Is smoking law of no effect? 

Jump to full article: The Independent Online (IOL) (za), 2010-01-13
Author: Aziz Hartley

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Cape Town Child Welfare and the National Council Against Smoking have again urged adults to refrain from smoking near children after an admission by Cape Town's traffic services that it was unable to enforce a law against smoking in a vehicle where a child younger than 12 was present.

Cape Town Child Welfare chief executive Niresh Ramklass said on Tuesday that with 700 000 vehicles on the roads the legislation was unenforceable, and issued an appeal: "Please consider the children's health. Secondary smoke is lethal for the child."

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