Tok Mat to be fined for
smoking at eatery
The foreign minister apologises for committing the offence.
Dzulkefly said officers from the Seremban health office would meet the Rembau MP today to serve him with the compound notice.
“Mohamad himself has asked the health ministry to issue the compound for the offence, and he has told me that he will pay the compound,” the health minister said on X.
Mohamad, the Umno deputy president, had been caught smoking at an eatery, with a picture of him making the rounds on social media.
Dzulkefly subsequently promised that the law would be strictly enforced.
Mohamad himself issued an apology for smoking in a prohibited area and promised that he would pay the fine.
“I would like to sincerely tender my apology,” Mohamad, also known as Tok Mat, was quoted as saying by The Star.
Under the Control of Tobacco Product (Amendment) Regulations 2018, anyone caught smoking in a no-smoking area can be fined up to RM10,000 and face up to two years’ imprisonment, while business owners who fail to display a no-smoking sign may be fined up to RM3,000 or sentenced to jail of up to six months.
Section 16 of Act 852 meanwhile states that anyone who smokes in an area declared as a non-smoking zone can be fined up to RM5,000.
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kt asks: why difference in max fines between last two paragraphs?
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