The provincial parliament and local government of Jakarta, Indonesia, are promoting the “Draft Local Regulations for Smoke-Free Areas”, which is planned to be passed by 2025. The draft intends to include vapes and cigarettes in the list of prohibited items in public places, addressing the current regulatory gap in vapes. The new regulation also proposes to introduce a fine and criminal liability mechanism to strengthen enforcement.
Key points:
- The provincial government of Jakarta, Indonesia and the Provincial Parliament (DPRD DKI) are promoting the “Draft Local Regulations for Smoke-Free Areas” (Raperda KTR), which is planned to be reviewed and adopted by 2025.
- The draft will, for the first time, cover public place usage restrictions on vapes and heated tobacco products, and it is proposed to apply the same standards as traditional cigarettes.
- Current regulations only prohibit the use of cigarettes in public places and do not explicitly restrict vapes. The proposal points out that there is “normative discrimination” in the current management and holds that it should be uniformly managed through local regulations.
- The draft also suggests introducing fines and even criminal liability as a penalty mechanism for violations.
- The Provincial Governor’s Regulation No. 40 of 2020 lists six types of no-smoking public areas, covering educational, medical, transportation, religious and children’s activity Spaces.
Indonesia’s Jakarta proposes vapes to be managed in smoke-free zones
According to Voi.id’s report on May 7th, the provincial government of Jakarta, Indonesia and the Local Legislative Body (DPRD DKI) plan to pass the “Draft Local Regulations for Non-smoking Areas” (Raperda KTR) within 2025 to comprehensively update and integrate the current legal framework of no-smoking areas. The draft content is currently being reviewed by the Special Committee (Pansus) established by the DPRD.
Ali Lubis, a member of the DPRD Special Committee, said that the draft will not only continue to control the use of cigarettes in public areas, but also incorporate restrictions on vapes and related products.
- “In the discussions of the No-Tobacco Zone Committee, it has been clearly stated that the use restrictions on vapes and heated tobacco products should be the same as those on cigarettes.”
Plan to pass the bill within 2025
According to the current “Governor’s Regulation No. 40 of 2020” (Pergub No. 40/2020), public areas where smoking is prohibited include:
- Open public places, such as parks, squares and streets;
- Office and commercial premises
- Educational institutions, including schools, universities and training centers;
- Medical service institutions, including hospitals, clinics and community health centers;
- Children’s activity Spaces, such as playgrounds, children’s swimming pools and related entertainment facilities;
- Religious sites, including mosques, churches, temples, etc.
Ali pointed out that the regulation currently only covers cigarettes and does not impose any restrictions on vapes, yet the latter has become increasingly common in Jakarta. This has led to regulatory inequality, with selective restrictions on cigarette users, constituting de facto regulatory discrimination.
Therefore, the draft proposes that “electronic cigarettes should be included in local regulations” and grants local law enforcement agencies the power to impose penalties. Alibaba added that fines or even criminal liability should be imposed on violators to enhance the effectiveness of regulation.
