Bare Act
The Rajasthan Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smoker's Health Protection Act, 1999
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This law protects public health in Rajasthan, India, by banning smoking in public places like hospitals, restaurants, and schools, as well as in public transport. It applies to everyone in the state, particularly targeting tobacco sellers, advertisers, and business owners. The act prohibits tobacco sales to minors under eighteen and restricts the sale or storage of tobacco products within one hundred meters of educational institutions. It also bans public advertisements promoting smoking. This legislation matters because it shields passive smokers from harmful secondhand smoke, reduces tobacco visibility to prevent youth addiction, and establishes clear penalties to ensure strict public compliance.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
- 3. Declaration of no-smoking place of public work or use
- 4. Power of the State Government to authorise officers to act under this Act. - (1)
- 5. Prohibition of smoking in places of public work or use
- 6. Prohibition of smoking in public service vehicle
- 7. Prohibition of advertisement of cigarettes etc
- 8. Prohibition of sale of cigarettes, beedis etc. to minors
- 9. Prohibition or storage, sale and distribution of cigarettes etc. in the vicinity of
- 10. Display and exhibition of board
- 11. Penalties. - Any person, who contravenes the provisions of.-
- 12. Ejection of violators of the provisions of this Act from the place of public work
- 13. Court competent to try offences under this Act and take cognizance ofoffences. -
- 14. Certain offences to be cognizable and bailable
- 15. Offences under this Act to be tried summarily
- 16. Power to delegate. - The State Government may by notification in the Official
- 17. Composition of offences
- 18. Power to make rules. - (1) The State Government may make rules for carrying out
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