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Since 1 June 2004, smoking has been prohibited in all indoor public areas. Outside some places this ban includes the immediate area surrounding the doorways, etc. [198] [199] [200] Advertising for tobacco has been illegal by law since 1975 (The tobacco related damage protection act). The smoking ban also includes vaping since 1 July 2017.
The same law also made it illegal to advertise cigarettes or other tobacco products. [ 53 ] In 2010 Nepal planned to enact a new anti-smoking bill that would ban smoking in public places and outlaw all tobacco advertising to prevent young people from smoking.
It is illegal to sell tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years. A clearly legible notice with the sale restriction has to be placed at point of sale. [109] Palestine: 18 Philippines: 18 Only people over 18 may buy cigarettes and tobacco due to the "STOP for Health Act". (Stop Tobacco and Other Products for Health) [110] Qatar: None 18
The Act exempts tobacco retail stores, designated hotel/motel smoking rooms, private residences, and places where scientific research about smoking is occurring. [211] In April 2009, the Act was amended to further exempt cigar bars, as well. [212] Local governments may regulate smoking more stringently than the Act. [213]
The country's attempts to discourage smoking through higher taxes have instead fueled the illegal cigarette industry, leading to a $1.1 billion loss of taxes due to illegal cigarettes in 2012. [ 27 ] In May 2016, it is estimated that possibly 14.3 percent of tobacco consumed in Australia was bought through the black market and the cost in loss ...
E-cigarettes are also banned on flights, as well as transporting such devices in checked luggage, [44] because of fire risk from their batteries. In July 2019, an Air China aircraft made an emergency descent after a pilot's e-cigarette triggered a false smoke alarm in the air conditioning system, causing a loss of cabin pressure. [45] [46]
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Tobacco advertising was outlawed in 2003; since January 1995, showing cigarette packaging in advertisements had been forbidden, and print media advertising had been restricted to only one page. Malaysia is ranked 78th in per capita cigarette consumption, with an average of 441.2 cigarettes smoked per person aged 15 or older annually.