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Bill: Alcohol & Tobacco Regulatory Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ithemba Inhlangano
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 3998
Description[?]:
| To reduce restrictions on tobacco and alcohol |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.
Current: Smoking is only allowed in private homes and clubs.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: The state has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Current: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Current: The sale of tobacco products is regulated by local governments
Proposed: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:06:35, March 14, 2016 CET | From | INhlangano ka Ekhathazekile Onjiniyela | To | Debating the Alcohol & Tobacco Regulatory Act |
| Message | Regrettably, this bill's sponsor had to stitch together productive liberalization of this country's overly restrictive laws on tobacco consumption with breaking up the efficient, effective national liquor and beer dispensaries. As such, we cannot support this bill in its current form, though without Section 2 it would have had our support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 228 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 232 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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