Jump to full article: The Independent Online (IOL) (za), 2008-08-18
Author: Andisiwe Makinana
Intro: If the proposed Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill is passed as law, the sale of tobacco products at hospitals and universities will be a thing of the past.
The new law would also see the sale of tobacco products prohibited to people under the age of 18.
The bill proposes that the minimum age for the legal sale of tobacco products be raised from 16 to 18.
Briefing the standing committee on social development on the bill, a representative of the national Health Department said that among the steps to reduce the purchase of tobacco products by minors would be the regulation of the display of tobacco products at retail outlets. . . .
The committee will hold public hearings on the bill, starting in George on Monday morning.
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