Anti-Smoking Bill to be referred to Parliamentary Special Select Committee, says Khairy


KUALA LUMPUR: A motion tabled by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to refer the Control of Tobacco Products and Smoking Bill 2022 to the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSCC) for fine-tuning has been passed in the Dewan Rakyat.

The committee will look into the enforcement clause as well as proposed penalties under the Bill, otherwise known as the tobacco generational end game (GEG).

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