KUALA LUMPUR: Three non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have filed a legal challenge over the Health Ministry's decision to remove nicotine from the list of controlled substances under the Poisons Act 1952.
The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control, Malaysian Green Lung Association and Voice of The Children Sdn Bhd filed the leave for judicial review application through Kanesalingam & Co at the High Court on June 30.In the suit, the groups claimed that on March 31, the Health Minister made the amendment on the Poisons Order 2023 purportedly with the consultation of the Poisons Board.
The groups claimed that the minister had acted illegally, irrationally and with procedural impropriety. "In reality, the minister's actions harm public health, particularly children who are the most vulnerable in society," they said. The applicants are seeking a certiorari order to quash the amendment on the law provision made on March 31.
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