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

Short title, extent and commencement

Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union

Definitions

Prohibition of smoking in a public place

Prohibition of advertisement of cigarettes and other tobacco products

Prohibition on sale of cigarette or other tobacco products to a person below the age of eighteen  years and in particular area

Restrictions on trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of cigarettes and    other tobacco products

Manner in which specified warning shall be made

Language in which the specified warning shall be expressed

Size of letters and figures

Testing laboratory for nicotine and tar contents

Power of entry and search

Power to seize

Confiscation of package

Power to give option to pay costs in lieu of confiscation

Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments

Adjudication

Giving opportunity to the owner of seized packages

Appeal

Punishment for failure to give specified warning and nicotine and tar contents

Punishment for smoking in certain places

Punishment for advertisement of cigarettes and tobacco products

Forfeiture of advertisement and advertisement material

Punishment for sale of cigarettes or any other tobacco products in certain places or to persons  below the age of eighteen years

Prevention, detention and place of trial of offences under sections 4 and 6

Offences by companies

Offences to be bailable

Composition of offences

Protection of action taken in good faith

Power to add any tobacco products in the Schedule

Power of Central Government to make rules

Act not to apply to cigarettes of other tobacco products which are exported

Repeal and savings

All sections

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie
against the Central Government or any State Government or any officer of the Central Government or any
State Government for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.


LAWGIST

# 29 Protection of action taken in good faith