US EditionMaldives begins 'generational ban' on smoking
- On November 1, the Maldives government enacted the Second Amendment to the Tobacco Control Act, banning people born on or after 1 January 2007 from buying, using, or selling tobacco.
- The Maldives Ministry of Health said the measure aims to protect public health and cultivate a tobacco-free generation while aligning with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
- Violations trigger heavy fines, with penalties including 50,000 Maldivian rufiyaa for selling to minors and last year's general vaping ban covering all ages.
- Quoting tourism data, Ahmed Afaal argued there have been no cancellations and arrivals grew in the past year, while tourists must adhere to the ban and more than 2m visitors are projected next year.
- Compared with other countries, New Zealand and the United Kingdom debated similar generational bans but the Maldives is currently the only country enforcing a lifetime generational tobacco prohibition.
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The Maldives has enacted a law that prohibits smoking for life for all who were born after January 2007, regardless of their age.
Maldives tobacco ban: Maldives becomes first country to impose generational smoking ban
Maldives generational smoking ban, Maldives tobacco ban 2025: According to the WHO data, in 2024, about 25.5 per cent of the Maldivian population between the ages of 15 years to 69 years were tobacco users. Among males it is 41.7 per cent and females it is 9.3 per cent.
Maldives bans smoking for life for anyone born after 2007, world’s first generational
A groundbreaking law in the Maldives prohibits anyone born after January 2007 from ever smoking. The move aims to create a tobacco-free generation, making the island nation the first in the world to enforce a lifetime smoking ban.
The Maldives has banned smoking from Saturday, November 1, but only for people born after January 1, 2007. The Indian Ocean archipelago wants to protect public health and promote a tobacco-free generation. It has become the only country in the world to ban the purchase and use of tobacco by generation.
To combat smoking, the Maldives authorities have decided to ban the sale and consumption of cigarettes for young people born after 2007.
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