Section List

Act Number: 42

Act Name: The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019

Year: 2019

Enactment Date: 2019-12-05

Long Title: An Act to prohibit the production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the interest of public health to protect the people from harm and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Section NumberTitleActions
1Short title and commencement.
2Declaration as to expediency of control by Union.
3Definitions.
5Prohibition on storage of electronic cigarettes.
6Power to enter, search and seize without warrant.
7Punishment for contravention of section 4.
8Punishment for contravention of section 5.
9Jurisdiction and trial of offences.
10Power to dispose of stock seized.
11Offences by companies.
12. Cognizance of offences.
13Offences to be cognizable.
14Act to have overriding effect.
15Application of other laws not barred.
16Protection of action taken in good faith.
17Power to remove difficulties.
18Repeal and savings.
4Prohibition on production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, advertisement of electronic cigarettes.
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