KUALA LUMPUR: With Johor and Kelantan deciding to ban vaping and Terengganu considering it, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is next to support the move.
DBKL Licensing and Petty Traders Management Department director Ibrahim Yusof said the body would continue with its policy of not issuing vape licences.
“It is not a ban for Kuala Lumpur. We never issued any licences for vape businesses in the first place, and we will not do so,’’ he said when contacted.
Ibrahim said operators selling vape liquid and items here applied to sell electronic items when applying for a business licence.
He said at least one outlet had been identified and the operator would be told to clear the shop of all vape items within 14 days.
On what action DBKL would take against operators selling vape liquids and gadgets here, he said this would be discussed with mayor Datuk Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz and the top management.
Johor officially became the first state in the country to ban vaping effective Jan 1. The Kelantan government issued a similar ban while Terengganu is considering to follow suit.
Meanwhile, an NGO vowed to go all out to fight against the vaping ban in Johor and Kelantan by filing court injunctions.
Small and Medium Business Enterprise Alliance (Ikhlas) president Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah said this was because the livelihood of the traders would be affected.
“They have been in this business for three to four years. Suddenly, you ask them to shut it down. Johor Sultan (Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar) gave them till end of this month to close their shops.
“Why all of a sudden, (and) three days ago, you (the authorities) confiscated their things. Why can’t you wait?” he asked.
Malaysian Organisation of Vape Entities (MOVE) president Samsul Kamal Arriffin said it would not be part of the action by Ikhlas.
“We worked closely with the government to get it (vaping business) regulated and we have achieved that objective,” he said.
Source: The Star Online | Nation | 19 Dec 2015
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