The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003
Central Act · Act 34 of 200333 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to prohibit the advertisement of, and to provide for the regulation of trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of, cigarettes and other tobacco products and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 34 of 2003 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 33 |
| Subjects | health |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
- Section 3 Definitions.
- Section 4 Prohibition of smoking in a public place.
- Section 5 Prohibition of advertisement of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
- Section 6 Prohibition on sale of cigarette or other tobacco products to a person below the age of eighteen years and in particular area.
- Section 7 Restrictions on trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
- Section 8 Manner in which specified warning shall be made.
- Section 9 Language in which the specified warning shall be expressed.
- Section 10 Size of letters and figures.
- Section 11 Testing laboratory for nicotine and tar contents.
- Section 12 Power of entry and search.
- Section 13 Power to seize.
- Section 14 Confiscation of package.
- Section 15 Power to give option to pay costs in lieu of confiscation.
- Section 16 Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments.
- Section 17 Adjudication.
- Section 18 Giving opportunity to the owner of seized packages.
- Section 19 Appeal.
- Section 20 Punishment for failure to give specified warning and nicotine and tar contents.
- Section 21 Punishment for smoking in certain places.
- Section 22 Punishment for advertisement of cigarettes and tobacco products.
- Section 23 Forfeiture of advertisement and advertisement material.
- Section 24 Punishment for sale of cigarettes or any other tobacco products in certain places or to persons below the age of eighteen years.
- Section 25 Prevention, detention and place of trial of offences under sections 4 and 6.
- Section 26 Offences by companies.
- Section 27 Offences to be bailable.
- Section 28 Composition of offences.
- Section 29 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 30 Power to add any tobacco products in the Schedule.
- Section 31 Power of Central Government to make rules.
- Section 32 Act not to apply to cigarettes of other tobacco products which are exported.
- Section 33 Repeal and savings.
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