MISSION : OPERASI PPKHT 2004 (OPERATION TOBACCO CONTROL 2004)
OBJECTIVES:
1. TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG SMOKER THAT THEY HAVE TO RESPECT THE NON-SMOKER IN PUBLIC PLACE.
2. TO GIVE COMPOUND TO THE OFFENDER IN PUBLIC PREMISES AS A WAY TO MAKE THEM AWARE.
LOCATION:
CENTRAL SQUARE, SUNGAI PETANI, KEDAH DARUL AMAN
DATE & TIME:
3PM - 6PM, 28 JULY 2008TEAM: 3 TEAMS IN THAT OPERATION. THE TEAM CONSIST OF ASS. ENV. HEALTH OFFICERS, 8 TRAINEE ASS. ENV. HEALTH OFFICES, AND 13 KMDHO TEAM OF AIMST STUDENTS. EACH TEAM IN CHARGE 2 FLOORS (I.E. G&1, 2&3, 4&5).LAW USED:PERATURAN-PERATURAN KAWALAN HASIL TEMBAKAU 2004 (TOBACCO CONTROL ACT 2004)
TARGET:
THE SMOKER WITH HIS/HER CIGARETTE STILL BURNING WITHIN THE CONFINED AREA OF RESTRICTED SMOKING ZONEEXHIBIT:
CIGARETTE OF THE OFFENDERDESCRIPTION:
- Smoking operation is done twice in a month in premises where smoking is prohibited.
Police force accompany the team to handle difficult case (uncooperative offender) and to search the pocket of offender (in a case whereby the offender refuse to give the cigarette).
The cigarette is collected in a sealed bottle as exhibit for the prosecution
A notice is given to offender during the operation.
Offender is given 4 weeks time to pay the summon at Finance Dept. Of the KMDHO Administrative Department.
Maximum of 2 weeks are required for DHO to get consent from Deputy Public Prosecutor (Alor Star)
Meaning that, if consent is not gained from Public Prosecutor, offender can't pay the compound yet. Thus he/she has maximum of 2 weeks duration to pay (4weeks - 2 weeks)
Each compound cost RM250/stick of cigarette.
If the offender pay the compound, the case is closed.
If the offender doesn't want to pay or never pay within 2 weeks, the case will be taken to civil court.
Offender who wants to pay may appeal to less the amount of compound. The extent of reduction depends on the negotiation between 2 parties (Offender and PPKPK).
The Maximum Charge by the court is RM 10 000 or 2 years jail or both.
METHODOLOGY:
- Offender is noticed and approached.
- The Ass. Env. Health Officer has to show the offender their ID or Badge and introduce themselves briefly.
- Offender is explained that there is a rule that smoker must not smoke in public premises (Peraturan 2/Regulation 2) of Non-smoking area.
- Offender is made clear that he/she has offended the law.
- Offender is asked to put his/her lighted cigarette into a clean new bottle so that the cigarette contain only his finger print and not contaminated or for DNA analysis if offender challenge the case.
- The bottle is sealed off around the cover of the bottle by a special template so that the exhibit will not be disturb or changed by any interested party
- Offender is asked to show ID of his/hers
- The notice sheet is written with correct details of the offender. There are 3 sheets with 3 different colours. White is original copy, Yellow is for the offender, and Green is for Audit.
THE THUMBS OF THE PROCESS:
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KMDHO team of
AIMST medical students get ready for action!
Plans briefed in Operation Room
AIMST Med. Students are honored to be part of the team!
Arrival of the teams. ~LOCK AND LOAD!~
Suspected offender spotted...
Cigarette in his left hand
Cigarette detected. Target confirmed!~
Target approached, introduced, and explained.
The red circle is the badge of the Health Officer shown to the offender.
The cool Badge~~~
Offender is asked to show his ID and notice is written.
The seal...
Cigarette put into a bottle and sealed.
Cigarette act as evidence.
