Selangor bans alcohol, cigarettes and vape from parks
Selangor government has agreed to ban alcohol, cigarettes and vape throughout the playgrounds and recreational parks in the state with immediate effect.
This is an announcement by the state's local government, public transportation and new village development exco Ng Sze Han at a press conference in Dewan Negeri Selangor today...
Selangor government has agreed to ban alcohol, cigarettes and vape throughout the playgrounds and recreational parks in the state with immediate effect.
This is the announcement by the state's local government, public transportation and new village development exco Ng Sze Han (above) at a press conference in Dewan Negeri Selangor today.
“With the amendment of Undang-Undang Kecil Taman 2005, the state of Selangor under the leadership of Pakatan Harapan will be the first state in Malaysia to ban drinking alcohol and cigarettes in playgrounds and recreational parks.”
“Nowadays, a healthy lifestyle is becoming a practice and priority for the people of Malaysia. Playgrounds and recreational parks are also increasingly visited by all walks of life including children and senior citizens for sports and family activities.”
“For the comfort and health of the visitors post-Covid-19, it is time to ban drinking alcohol and smoking in playgrounds and recreational parks," he said.
Ng said spot checks and enforcement would be conducted by local councils (PBT), and the people could make complaints to the authorities if there is any violation of rules.
According to Ng, the maximum fine for an offender is RM1,000.
He explained that the warning signboards that existed in many parks are referring to the smoking ban that has been implemented by the Ministry of Health, which didn’t include playgrounds.
Hence, Selangor is the first state to list the playgrounds as non-smoking and non-alcohol areas.
The Pakatan Harapan government enforced the smoking ban at food premises under the Control of Tobacco Products (Amendment) Regulations 2018, where smoking is only allowed three metres or 10 feet away from food premises and open-air restaurants.
The full enforcement began at 1, Jan 2020 after one year educational enforcement period. The offender could be fined RM10,000 or jailed up to two years.
Apart from eateries, dozens of public areas have been restricted from smoking including parks, hospitals, indoor facilities, schools, mosques, government buildings, parks, and shopping malls.
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