The Cigarettes And Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition Of Advertisement And Regulation Of Trade And Commerce, Production, Supply And Distribution) (Rajasthan Amendment) Act, 2019

1. (1) This Act may be called the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Rajasthan Amendment) Act, 2019.
2. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

In section 3 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (Central Act No. 34 of 2003), hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, after the existing clause (e) and before the existing clause (f), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(ee) “hookah bar” means an establishment where people gather to smoke tobacco from a communal hookah or narghile which is provided individually;”.

After the existing section 4 and before the existing section 5 of the principal Act, the following shall be inserted, namely:- "4A. Prohibition of hookah bar.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no person shall, either on his own or on behalf of any other person, open or run any hookah bar in any place including the eating house. Explanation.-The term ‘eating house’ means any place where food or refreshment of any kind is provided for visitors or sold for consumption therein.".

In the existing sub-section (1) of section 12 of the principal Act,-

1. (i) in clause (b), for the existing punctuation mark "." appearing at the end, the expression "; or" shall be substituted ;-
2. (ii) after the clause (b), so amended, the following shall be added, namely:- “(c) where any hookah bar is being run.”.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no person shall, either on his own or on behalf of any other person, open or run any hookah bar in any place including the eating house. Explanation.-The term ‘eating house’ means any place where food or refreshment of any kind is provided for visitors or sold for consumption therein."