HSA conducted a check at his residence. He claimed that the e-vaporiser he used was a discarded e-vaporiser found on the street and he has since thrown it away.
The Health Sciences Authority , with the assistance of the police, has identified and taken enforcement action against the barefoot passengershared the video of the man seated cross-legged with his shoes off on the floor of the East-Wet Line train, rubbing his foot and vaping on Feb 4.HSA said in a press release on Feb 15:"HSA was alerted to a Stomp article on Feb 14, which showed a video of a man using an e-vaporiser in the MRT cabin.
"After further investigations, he was issued with a composition fine for the illegal use of an e-vaporiser." The purchase, possession and use of e-vaporisers are prohibited in Singapore under the Tobacco Act. This includes purchases made through the Internet and from overseas. Offenders can be fined up to $2,000.
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