The Department of Health has gazetted the explanatory notes for the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, which it intends to introduce to the National Assembly in the coming weeks.
the explanatory notes for the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, which it intends to introduce to the National Assembly in the coming weeks.According to the cabinet statement, the proposed legislation seeks to repeal the Tobacco Products Control Act of 1993 to promote public health and to align the South African tobacco control law with the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
An extension of the laws to not only cigarettes but also any devices used in connection with tobacco products and electronic delivery systems such as pipes, water pipes and electronic devices.The Minister may prohibit smoking in any outdoor public place or workplace if they believe it would be in the public interest.
This has become a major sticking point for the burgeoning vaping industry, which has tried to distance itself from smoking and being bundled with ‘combustion’ and ‘burnt tobacco’ products.