Act Number: 24

Act Name: The Railways Act, 1989

Year: 1989

Enactment Date: 1989-06-03

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Railways.

Ministry: Ministry of Railways

Department:

Section 167: Smoking.
    (1) No person in any compartment of a train shall, if objected to by any other passenger in that compartment, smoke therein.
     (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a railway administration may prohibit smoking in any train or part of a train.
     (3) Whosoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.
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