The SIKKIM PROHIBITION OF SMOKING AND NON-SMOKERS HEALTH PROTECTION ACT,1997
sikkim · 1997
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Prohibition of Smoking and i and Cowmencewent
- S. 1SSection 1S outlines that all offenses under the Act will be tried summarily as per the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- S. 2Section 2 defines terms like "advertisement" and "authorised officer" for the Act.
- S. 3Section 3 allows the government to declare any public place in Sikkim as a no-smoking area by notification.
- S. 4Section 4 authorizes government to appoint enforcers and bans smoking in public places.
- S. 5smoking in places oj pubhc work or use
- S. 6Section prohibits smoking in public service vehicles, except as allowed by the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
- S. 7Section bans smoking advertisements on public service vehicles and in public places.
- S. 8No
- S. 9Section 9 prohibits the sale and distribution of smoking substances within 100 meters of educational institutions in Sikkim.
- S. 10Section 10 mandates owners or managers of public premises to display "No Smoking Zone" signs indicating smoking is an offense.
- S. 11Section 11 penalizes violations of smoking restrictions and authorizes ejection from public places for non-compliance.
- S. 13(1) No court other than the court ofa Magistrate of First class shall take cognizance of, try an offence under t his Act
- S. 14Section 14 makes offenses under sections 7 and 8 cognizable and bailable.
- S. 16Section 16 allows the government to delegate enforcement powers under the Act to specific officers via official notification.
- S. 17Section 17 allows the government or its authorized person to settle offenses under the Act before or after legal proceedings.
- S. 18Section 18 allows the Sikkim government to create rules for areas not fully covered by the Act, subject to legislative approval.
- S. 1997No