The Telangana Prohibition of Smoking and Health Protection Act, 2002
The Telangana Prohibition of Smoking and Health Protection Act, 2002
This legislation regulates smoking and tobacco promotion in Telangana to safeguard public health. It applies to all citizens, business owners, and tobacco vendors in the state. The act prohibits smoking in public places and transport, bans tobacco advertisements, and outlaws selling tobacco to minors under eighteen. It also restricts tobacco sales within one hundred meters of educational institutions and requires public venues to display warning signs. This law matters because it shields individuals from the dangers of passive smoking, deters youth from starting to smoke, and works to improve the overall health, safety, and welfare of the entire local community.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Declaration of non-smoking places.
- 4. Appointment of authorised officers.
- 5. Prohibition of smoking in places of public work or use.
- 6. Prohibition of smoking in public service vehicles.
- 7. Prohibition on advertisement of cigarettes etc.
- 8. Prohibition of sale of cigarettes, etc., to minors.
- 9. Prohibition of storage, sale and distribution of cigarettes etc. in the vicinity of educational Institutions.
- 10. Display and Exhibition of Board.
- 11. Penalties.
- 12. Ejection of violators of this Act from the place of public work or use.
- 13. Offences to be noncognizable and bailable.
- 14. Summary trial.
- 15. Delegation of Powers.
- 16. Protection of actions done in good faith.
- 17. Power to compound the offences.
- 18. Power to remove difficulties.
- 19. Power to make rules.
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