--- title: "HSA fines man caught on Stomp video using e-vaporiser on MRT: He says he found it on street" url: "/singapore-seen/hsa-fines-man-caught-on-stomp-video-using-e-vaporiser-on-mrt-he-says-he-found-it-on" published: "2023-02-26T01:52:30.000Z" updated: "2023-02-26T04:23:26.000Z" section: "Singapore Seen" authors: ["Ong Su Mann"] tags: ["HSA","MRT train","passenger","e-cigarette"] --- # HSA fines man caught on Stomp video using e-vaporiser on MRT: He says he found it on street *The Health Sciences Authority (HSA), with the assistance of the police, has identified and taken enforcement action against the barefoot passenger caught on video using an e-vaporiser on the MRT. * The Health Sciences Authority (HSA), with the assistance of the police, has identified and taken enforcement action against the barefoot passenger caught on video using an e-vaporiser on the MRT. Stomper Foong shared the video of the man seated cross-legged with his shoes off on the floor of the East-West Line train, rubbing his foot and vaping on Feb 4. SMRT told Stomp it reported the incident to the police. HSA said in a press release on Feb 15: "HSA was alerted to a Stomp article on Feb 14, which showed a video of a man using an e-vaporiser in the MRT cabin. "On Feb 22, HSA conducted a check at his residence. The 45-year-old Chinese man claimed that the e-vaporiser he used was a discarded e-vaporiser found on the streets and he has since thrown it away. "After further investigations, he was issued with a composition fine for the illegal use of an e-vaporiser." HSA added: "For this case, the man had blatantly flouted the law by using an e-vaporiser in plain sight of commuters on the train. His illegal act was featured in a Stomp article after a member of the public sent his vaping video to the Stomp Facebook page." The purchase, possession and use of e-vaporisers are prohibited in Singapore under the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act. This includes purchases made through the Internet and from overseas. Offenders can be fined up to $2,000. Under the Act, the import, distribution, possession for sale, sale or offer for sale of such products are also prohibited. Offenders can be fined up to $10,000 or jailed up to 6 months or both for the first offence and fined up to $20,000 or jailed up to 12 months or both for subsequent offences. If you who have information on illegal activities involving e-vaporisers and under-aged smokers, contact the Tobacco Regulation Branch at 6684 2036 or 6684 2037 during office hours (9:00am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday).