| Achong Tanjong |
THE Brunei-Muara District Office through its Licensing and Enforcement Division and Stall Unit yesterday conducted its first joint operation codenamed ‘Operasi Bersih 2018 kali ke-1.’
Officers from the Royal Brunei Police Force Sengkurong branch, Immigration and National Registration Department, Labour Department, Royal Customs and Excise Department, Tobacco Control Division, Food Quality Division, Environmental Health Division, Pharmacy Enforcement Division, as well as the Halal Food Control Division of the Syariah Affairs Department were also involved in the operation.
The operation was conducted to ensure vendors operating businesses at the Jerudong market and its surrounding areas comply with the acts, rules and regulations of each of the agencies involved.
Several offences were uncovered during the joint operation.
The Enforcement Division of the Labour Department found two Indonesian men – one of them a fisherman at Syarikat Sapanjang Zaman, and another a driver at Syarikat My Ice Enterprise – hawking at a fish stall at the market.
Their acts constitute placement and position violations, meaning their employers are committing an offence under Chapter 112 (1) of the Employment Order 2009.
Another three Indonesians – Ihzam Syamsuddin Kele holding passport B1399044, Samian with passport B7590294, and Slamat Ryadi – were caught after failing to provide documents under the provisions of Chapter 55 (4) (a) (b) (c) of the Immigration Act.
The three men were brought back to the Immigration Enforcement Section for further investigation.
Meanwhile, four business premises were found to have committed an offence under Section 5 (1) (a) of the Medicines Regulation (Cosmetic Products) 2007, selling prohibited products under the category of unidentified cosmetics. All aforementioned products were confiscated by the Pharmacy Enforcement Division and the businesses were ordered to not sell or display the items the future.
The owners of the premises were advised to ensure that cosmetic products must first be brought to the Cosmetic Unit of the Pharmaceutical Services Department for identification and approval before they are sold to the public.
Four cafés were found to be without Halal certificates and permits. The owners were issued with an Order Letter by the Syariah Affairs Department’s Halal Food Control Division requesting them to apply for the Halal certificate and permit.
A $300 compound fine was issued to a fish hawker for smoking in a prohibited place, a violation under Chapter 14 (2) of the Tobacco Order 2005.
A $500 compound fine was also issued by the Licensing and Enforcement Division of the Brunei-Muara District Office to a shop – Aprina Supermarket Sdn Bhd – for an offence under Chapter 30, Section 12 (1) (f) (ii) of the Minor Offences Act, ie improper disposal of trash. The company was given seven days to settle the fine.
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