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