Tobacco Control Act of the Maldives 2010

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Tobacco Control Act
People's Majlis
Territorial extentMaldives
Enacted byPeople's Majlis
Assented to byPresident Mohamed Nasheed
Commenced18 August 2010
Status: In force

The Tobacco Control Act of the Maldives (Law: 15/2010) (Dhivehi: ދުންފަތް ކޮންޓްރޯލުކުރުމާބެހޭ ޤާނޫނު) was enacted by the People's Majlis and signed into law by president Mohamed Nasheed on 18 August 2010. The act controls the use of tobacco including prohibition of growing and advertising tobacco and tobacco products, how such products could be imported and exported, how they can be wholesaled and retailed.

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