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The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003

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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.

Act number
34 of 2003
Ministry
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department
Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enacted
18 May 2003

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33 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Prohibition of smoking in a public place.
  5. Section 5Prohibition of advertisement of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
  6. Section 6Prohibition on sale of cigarette or other tobacco products to a person below the age of eighteen years and in particular area.
  7. Section 7Restrictions on trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
  8. Section 8Manner in which specified warning shall be made.
  9. Section 9Language in which the specified warning shall be expressed.
  10. Section 10Size of letters and figures.
  11. Section 11Testing laboratory for nicotine and tar contents.
  12. Section 12Power of entry and search.
  13. Section 13Power to seize.
  14. Section 14Confiscation of package.
  15. Section 15Power to give option to pay costs in lieu of confiscation.
  16. Section 16Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments.
  17. Section 17Adjudication.
  18. Section 18Giving opportunity to the owner of seized packages.
  19. Section 19Appeal.
  20. Section 20Punishment for failure to give specified warning and nicotine and tar contents.
  21. Section 21Punishment for smoking in certain places.
  22. Section 22Punishment for advertisement of cigarettes and tobacco products.
  23. Section 23Forfeiture of advertisement and advertisement material.
  24. Section 24Punishment for sale of cigarettes or any other tobacco products in certain places or to persons below the age of eighteen years.
  25. Section 25Prevention, detention and place of trial of offences under sections 4 and 6.
  26. Section 26Offences by companies.
  27. Section 27Offences to be bailable.
  28. Section 28Composition of offences.
  29. Section 29Protection of action taken in good faith.
  30. Section 30Power to add any tobacco products in the Schedule.
  31. Section 31Power of Central Government to make rules.
  32. Section 32Act not to apply to cigarettes of other tobacco products which are exported.
  33. Section 33Repeal and savings.