Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 · Updated to 2 Feb 2024 · Part V
15. Packaging and labelling
Feedback & supportNo person shall manufacture, import or distribute any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product unless the tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product is packaged and labelled in accordance with the requirement as prescribed.
import
“import” means to bring or cause to be brought into Malaysia by land, water or air for the purposes of sales from any place outside Malaysia but does not include the bringing into Malaysia any tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product which is proved it is intended to be taken out of Malaysia on the same vehicle, vessel or aircraft on which the tobacco product, smoking substance or substitute tobacco product were brought into Malaysia without any transhipment or landing;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction—
where the person is not a body corporate—
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
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
where the person is a body corporate—
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
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.
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