3 retailers lose tobacco licences

[Sephiroth]

3 retailers lose tobacco licences

Posted: 28 November 2012 1520 hrs

Errant tobacco retailers caught selling tobacco to underage youth. (Photo: HSA)

SINGAPORE: Twenty-five tobacco retailers were nabbed from January to November for selling tobacco products to underage youths.

Three tobacco licences were revoked while another 22 have been suspended for six months, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Wednesday.

From Wednesday, Eng Kee Chye Huat at Marsiling Lane, will not be allowed to sell tobacco products and the errant seller was also fined S$2,000. The operator of the outlet was caught by HSA inspectors for blatantly selling cigarettes to a 16-year-old youth in school uniform in January this year.

Anyone caught selling tobacco products to persons below the age of 18 can be fined up to $5,000 for the first offence and up to $10,000 for subsequent offences.

In addition, the tobacco retail licence will also be suspended for six months for the first offence and revoked for the second offence.

However, if any outlet is found selling tobacco products to underage youth in school uniform or those below 12 years of age, the tobacco retail licence will immediately be revoked, even for the first offence.

- CNA/ir

 

[SecurityGUARD]

Shit, 6 of them are repeat offenders. Looks like they're not interested in holding on to their license and just a quick buck, but why? Stupid operators.

 

[Sephiroth]

Retailer's licence revoked for selling cigarettes to youth

AsiaOne
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012

SINGAPORE - Tobacco retailer Eng Kee Chye Huat had its licence revoked after selling tobacco to underaged youth.

The shop, Huat Hong Holding Pte Ltd, at Marsiling Lane sold cigarettes blatantly to a 16-year-old youth in school uniform on Jan 6 this year and was caught by HSA inspectors. The seller was also fined $2,000.

Another nine retailers had their licences suspended between July and November this year. In this year, a total of three licences have been revoked, and 22 were suspended.

Under the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act, anyone caught selling tobacco products to persons below the age of 18 is liable, on conviction in Court, to a maximum fine of up to $5,000 for the first offence and up to $10,000 for the second or subsequent offence.

In addition, the tobacco retail licence will also be suspended for 6 months for the first offence and revoked for the second offence.

If any outlet is found selling tobacco products to underage youth in school uniform or those below 12 years of age, the tobacco retail licence will immediately be revoked, even for the first offence.

HSA also encourages members of the public who have information on the illegal sales of tobacco products to underage youth to call the Tobacco Regulation Branch at Tel: 66842036 or 66842037 during office hours.

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[SecurityGUARD]

Why? Sometimes we just dun understand these people...it's not like they make more selling to underaged. The license is a wealth tap, yet they dun treasure.