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    "content": "The Committee scrutinized these Regulations in accordance with the enabling legislation which in this case is the Statutory Instruments Act. As the Senators are aware, the regulation making powers is a power donated by this House to the Cabinet Secretary. The law provides on how that donated power to the Executive or any other regulation making authority is supposed to be exercised. We appreciate what the Cabinet Secretary responsible for health has done in ensuring that these regulations are enacted. However, as we may highlight later on, we found a number of concerns that need to be addressed by the Cabinet Secretary. The highlight of the Regulations is that Part 1 which is the preliminary, contains the citations and interpretations. Part 2 deals with packaging and labelling. This Part regulates the following issues:- (1) The use of both health messages and pictorial warnings. (2) It also stipulates that the health messages should be on both the wrapper and the packet. (3) It requires the health messages, pictures and pictorials not to be damaged or concealed. (4) It provides for the requirement of the rotation of the specific health warnings and messages in accordance with Section 21 (3) of the parent act. (5) It also provides for the standard format of health warnings and messages. (6) It also prohibits certain products description, for example, by name, brand, text, pictorial and any other suggestions. The requirements also provide the industries to have product identification code markings. It is also provide that the Cabinet Secretary for Health is the technical repository for pictorial health warnings. It also provides the requirement for display of clear signs prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of 18. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Part 3 provides the information by the manufacturer and the importer. This part indicates clearly the information that is to be given by the tobacco industry to the Cabinet Secretary for health. This includes a list of all the ingredients that the tobacco product contains, including the quantities per unit of the tobacco product industry disclosures, for example, the production, sale and revenue earned. Part 4 provides the protection against the exposure to second-hand smoke. This part sets out the regulations with regards to the protection of the public from second-hand smoke. This part prohibits the following; (1) The smoking in private vehicles where children are on board. This is important because it ensures that children are not exposed to secondary smoke. (2) It also stipulates the requirement to display the notice in a prohibited smoking area. To display that notice is important. (3) It also stipulates the need for supervision of non-smoking areas by the owner or manager of the area prohibited. It also provides specific designated smoking areas to comply with the requirement stipulated under Section 35(2) of the Tobacco Control Act. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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