No Smoking Sign Malaysia 2019

The ban will cover all air conditioned and non air conditioned restaurants coffee shops open air hawker centres and street stalls.

No smoking sign malaysia 2019. Perhaps the biggest law to be introduced to malaysians this year is the smoking ban. Smokers will have to be at least 10 feet 3 meters away if they feel like having a puff. Smoking is prohibited in specified public places and workplaces listed in the regulations including among others in restaurants workplaces with a centralized air conditioning. Since the announcement the gopeng mp has come under fire from the public on social media.

02 jan 2019 04 40pm share this content. Malaysia government standard effective 1 january 2019 eatery owners must put up a w40 x h50cm no smoking sign in a prominent area. The grace period in 2019 saw smokers having to be at least 3 metres away from food and beverage establishments before they could light up. This also includes premises such as coffee shops hawker centres and street stalls.

2 2019 according to the control of tobacco products amendment regulations 2018 which were issued in december 2018 smoking is banned in any eating place which is defined as. 17 2019 on january 1 2019 a ban on smoking at all restaurants and other eateries including open air hawker stalls came into effect in malaysia. Smoking is prohibited on public transportation. Deputy health minister lee boon chye has stated that come 2019 smoking will be illegal in all air conditioned and non air conditioned restaurants coffee shops open air hawker centres and even street stalls.

Malaysia became a party to the who framework convention on tobacco control on december 15 2005. Malaysia will enforce a smoking ban on restaurants coffee shops and hawker stalls nationwide from jan 1 sin chew daily cited deputy health minister lee boon chye as saying on thursday oct 11. Owners of eateries who fail to put up no smoking signs can be fined up. Ipoh feb 1 deputy health minister dr lee boon chye walked into a perfect storm when he announced the smoking ban in all restaurants coffee shops and hawker centres starting january 1.

Malaysia bans smoking within certain distance to food establishments so customers use measuring tape to not run afoul of new law on jan. The health ministry had gazetted all food and beverage outlets in malaysia as smoke free areas from jan 1 2019 with an educational enforcement period in place for 12 months.