Discussion Of Alot, DKI DPRD Extends Time For Compiling Raperda For Non-Smoking Areas

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Chairman of the Special Committee (Pansus) for Non-Smoking Areas (KTR) of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Farah Savira, said that his party had extended the time for the preparation of the Draft Regional Regulation (Raperda) of the KTR.

"Indeed, we will extend the time for this discussion. At first we were going to allocate only two times of this meeting, but we are asking it to be extended," Farah told reporters, Thursday, June 26.

Farah admitted that the discussion on regulations regarding the prohibition of consuming and selling cigarettes in certain areas was quite tough. There were rejections from some parties regarding these provisions.

Karenanya saat ini Pansus KTR DPRD DKI masih menampung aspirasi dari semua pihak, mulai dari perwakilan pengelola tempat hiburan, produsen olah, hingga konsumen.

"That's why in the RDP we present both parties. So it means entrepreneurs, smoker associations, etc., we invite building managers," said Farah.

Farah targets an extension of the discussion time for the KTR Raperda to be carried out until September 2025.

After that, the Special Committee handed over to the Regional Regulation Formation Agency (Bapemberda) of the DKI Jakarta DPRD to finalize the article per article in the draft.

"With an extension of time, we can definitely withdraw. But still in 2025, we prioritize it can be completed," said Farah.

For information, currently Jakarta does not have local regulations governing non-smoking areas. Currently, the rules regarding the prohibition of smoking in public spaces are still regulated in Governor Regulation Number 88 of 2010 concerning Amendments to Governor Regulation Number 75 of 2005 concerning Prohibited Smoking Areas.

Now the DPRD and the DKI Provincial Government are finalizing the draft Raperda KTR. There are 8 chapters consisting of 26 articles in the draft regulation.

Some of the provisions include that the area without cigarettes includes health care facilities, places for the teaching and learning process, places for children to play, places of worship, public transportation, workplaces, public places, integrated public spaces, and certain places that hold crowd permits.

Then, the types of public places referred to in Article 14, ranging from modern markets, traditional markets, hotels or inns, apartments/rusun, restaurants or restaurants, recreation areas or entertainment venues, bus stops, terminals/stations/labors/airports, meeting halls, and other public places.

The DPRD also had proposed more detailed provisions in the KTR Raperda. The Democratic-Perindo faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD proposed a minimum distance limit for consumption, sales, and promotion of cigarettes from sensitive facilities in Jakarta such as hospitals and schools.

"Article 1 states that an area without cigarettes is a place or room or area that is declared prohibited from smoking, producing, selling, advertising, and/or promoting cigarettes," said Member of the Democratic Party faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Andika Wisnuadji Putra Soebroto.

At least, according to the Democrat-Perindo faction, there must be a clearer definition of the area without smoking in the KTR Raperda.

The definition referred to by the Democrat-Perindo faction is the provision of a minimum distance of 200 meters for non-smoking areas from sensitive facilities in Jakarta.

"We are of the view that this definition needs to be equipped by setting specific radii, for example: 200 meters from sensitive facilities such as schools, children's playgrounds and places of worship, hospitals," he said.

The Gerindra faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD proposed the inauguration of the phrase "public place" which is included in a non-smoking area in Article 4 letter h and Article 14 of the Raperda for Non-Smoking Areas. Gerindra asked that nightclubs be included in the provisions of a no-smoking area.

"In Article 4 letter h, it is stated that public places are part of the Non-Smoking Area (KTR), and in Article 14 which clarifies the types of public places, it is necessary to add locations/areas, namely at night entertainment venues such as karaoke, nightclubs, live music cafes, because one of the causes of fires at night entertainment venues is cigarette butts," explained Gerindra faction member Ali Lubis.