Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of smoking and Health Protection Act, 200

Health20 sections

This Act regulates tobacco use in Andhra Pradesh by banning smoking in public places like offices, restaurants, and public vehicles, while prohibiting tobacco advertising. It applies to all citizens, business owners, and visitors in the state, specifically banning tobacco sales to minors and outlawing tobacco storage or sales within one hundred meters of educational institutions. For compliance, building owners must display prominent signs prohibiting tobacco use. This law matters because it safeguards public health, shields bystanders from secondhand smoke, reduces the accessibility of tobacco to youth, and enforces penalties to create a healthier, smoke free environment for everyone residing there.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and Commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Declaration of non-smoking places
  4. 4. Appointment of authorised officers
  5. 5. Prohibition of smoking in places of public work or use
  6. 6. Prohibition of smoking in public service Vehicles
  7. 7. Prohibition on advertisement on cigarettes etc.
  8. 8. Prohibition of sale of cigarettes etc., to minors
  9. 9. Prohibition of storage, sale and distribution of cigarettes etc. in the vicinity of educational institutions
  10. 10. Display and Exhibition of Board
  11. 11. Penalties
  12. 12. Ejection of violators of this Act from the place of public work or use
  13. 13. Offences to be non-cognizable and bailable
  14. 14. Summary trial
  15. 15. Delegation of Powers
  16. 16. Protection of actions done in good faith
  17. 17. Power to compound the offences
  18. 18. Power to remove difficulties
  19. 19. Power to make rules
  20. 0. Preamble

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