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Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 · Updated to 2 Feb 2024 · Part V

14. Retail price or minimum selling price

(1)

The retail price or minimum selling price of any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product shall be in accordance with the price and conditions as prescribed.

(2)

Any application by any manufacturer or importer to determine the retail price or minimum selling price of any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product shall be made to the Director General in the manner as prescribed.

(3)

The price prescribed under subsection (1) shall include any excise duty or other related tax.

(4)

No person shall sell any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product not in accordance with the price and conditions prescribed under subsection (1).

(5)

Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction—

(a)

where the person is not a body corporate—

(i)

for the first offence, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both; and

(ii)

for the second or subsequent offence, be liable to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both; and

(b)

where the person is a body corporate—

(i)

for the first offence, be liable to a fine not less than twenty thousand ringgit and not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both;

and

(ii)

for the second or subsequent offence, be liable to a fine not less than fifty thousand ringgit and not exceeding three hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

Terms defined in s 2

body corporate
Defined · s 2
“body corporate” means a company, limited liability partnership, firm or other body of persons;
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Director General
Defined · s 2
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
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importer
Defined · s 2
“importer” includes any person who, whether as owner, consignor, consignee, agent or broker, is in possession of, or is otherwise entitled to the custody or control, of a tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product which is imported;
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manufacturer
Defined · s 2
“manufacturer” includes any person who packs or labels a tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product;
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prescribed
Defined · s 2
“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister in the regulations made under this Act;
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sell
Defined · s 2
“sell” or “sale” includes— (a) barter or exchanging of goods; (b) offering or attempting to sell; (c) causing or allowing to be sold; (d) exposing for sale; (e) receiving, sending, conveying, distributing, transmitting or delivering for sale or exchange or by sale or exchange or in pursuance of such sale or exchange; Control of Smoking Products For Public Health 9 (f) supplying any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product where a reward is to be received by the supplier for such supply either specifically or as part of a service contracted for sale; (g) having in possession any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product for sale or exchange; or (h) having in possession any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product knowing that the tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product may be sold, offered, displayed or exposed for sale, or disposed of, for any consideration, and this includes electronic sale;
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smoking substance
Defined · s 2
“smoking substance” means any substance or any combination of substances, used for smoking, including nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerol and triethylene glycol;
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substitute tobacco product
Defined · s 2
“substitute tobacco product” means any product or processed product, other than a tobacco product, that is capable of being smoked, whether with or without smoking substance;
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tobacco product
Defined · s 2
“tobacco product” means processed tobacco or any product that contains tobacco which is designed for human consumption;
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Report

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Part VI

Prohibition of Smoking

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Part VII

Liability of Manufacturer, Importer or Distributor

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Part VIII

Administration

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Part IX

Enforcement

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Part X

Trials and Proceedings

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Part XI

General

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Part XII

Transitional

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