THE CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS (PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISEMENT AND REGULATION OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION) ACT, 2003 AND RELATED RULES & REGULATIONS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ‘This compilation is jointly supported by Ministry of Health & Family Weltare, Government of india World Health Organization, Country Office for IndiaINDEX -Aet/ Rules / Regulations Date of Notification Page aumber: A). Cigarstes ard Other tobacco produess (Prokibition of ‘Advertisement and Regulation of Trade und Cammeree, Production, Supply an Distribution) Act, 2008 May 19,2003) 110 a) 8.0.238(F) February 25, 2008 by 8.0, 19550) November 16, 2007 B ©) GSR 186) July 30, 2009) i ©)_ Notifications of the Rules related to Section 4, 5 & 6 of the Act GSR. HE) GSR. 4170) February 25, 2004 May 30,2008) 23.6 GSR. 680) Soules 2009) 25.238 May 21,908 3137 S) osn ie R 96) Corigendum 2008 39 a GSR. 6166) Corrigendum Septembsr 29, 2005 41 ) GS. 6881: November 10,2005 347 2) GSR. 7548) Comigendum December 30, 2005 49 GSR. 124E) (Corrigendum Febuary 24, 2006 31 GSR. 1908) Corrigencum March 30, 2006 53 bh) GSR.259) Comigendum April 28, 2006 55 i) GS.R.44918) (Comigendum | July 31, 2006 57 D_GSR. 599 Conigendum Sepiember 28,2006 39 Kk) GSR. 646 (Octaber 17,2006 61.62 GSR 656) (Ostaber 20, 2006 63.68 a) GSR. SEE) September 1, 2004 M7 GS.R. O87, ees 2009 GSR. 402) July 5, 2006 GSR.491P Conigendun Jacwary 24, 2007 84 5 GSR 4086) (Corrigendum May 31, 2097 85 1) _COTP Amendment Act, 2007 ‘September 25, 2007 87-88 2) GSR 63308) Septeniber 29, 2007 89.91 h) GSR. 6a) Corrigendum vicher 01, 2007 93 i) GSR. 74648) ‘November 50,2007 95 i) GSR. 781) December 19, 2007 7 ky G.S.R. 182 March 15, 2008 99-102 GSR. 21306) Comigendum ‘August 23, 2 108 m) GSR. 69308} September 29,2008 105-106 a) $0. 28148) Comigendum November 78, 2008 107 2) 8.0. 2815(0) November 28, 2008, 109 Pp) GSR. 305 (0) May 03, 2000 H-3 Y GSR, 1856(b) July 30, 2008 Ns-116REGISTERED NO, DL-3.004/72003, JIN a Usa The Gazette of India PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ean ‘8 fee, BM, HE 19, 2002/ Ams 29, 1925 No. 37] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 19, 2001/ VAISAKHA 29, 1925 Tee wT Bas es oe @ rd bred Rie ce err dese a A Te Separate paging is given to this Part im order that it may be filed as a separate compilation. MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE, (Legislative Departinent) ‘New Delhi, the 191h Mav, 2003) Faisakha 29, 1925 (Saka) ‘The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 118th May, 2003, and is hereby published for general information: — THE CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS @ROHIBITION OF ADVERTISEMENT AND REGULATION OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION) ACT, 2003 No. 34 oF 2003 {18 Moy, 2003, ‘An Actioprohibitthe advertisement of, and to provide forthe regulation of trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of, cigarettes and other tobacco products and for maticrs connected therewith or incidental thereto. Wrexsas, the Resolution’passed by the 39th World Health Assembly (WHO), in its Fourteenth Plenary meeting held on the 15th May, 1986 urged the member Slates af WHO ‘which have not yét done so to implement the messures to ensure that effective protection Provided to non-smokers from involuniary exposure to tobacce smoke and to protect chil rer and young people from being addicted tothe use of tobacco; ‘Axo wurncas, the 43rd World Health Assembly in its Fourteenth Plenary meeting held ‘on me | /th ay, 1940, relteratec the concems expressed inthe Resolution passed tn she 3h ‘World Health Assembly and urged Member Siates to consier in theit tobacco control strategies plans for legislation and other effective measures for protecting their citizens with special attention to risk groups such a6 pregnant women and children from involuntary ‘expomre to tobacco smoke, discourage the use of tobacco and impose progressive restric- tlons and take conceited action to eventually eliminate all direct and indirect advertising, promotion and sponsorship concerning tabaczo,Shon tide, ex tent and con Declrsion sx (o expediency ‘of control 9 {e Union, Devito, 2 ‘THEGAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Pax ETE NOIAEXTBAORDINARY ___Part— ‘Axo WHEREAS, its considered expedient to enact a comprehensive law on tobacco in the public interest and to protect the public health; ‘AND WHEREAS, it it expedient to prohibit the consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products which are injurious to health with a view to achieving improvement of public health in general as enjoined by article 47 of the Constitution; ‘AnD WHEREAS, itis expedient to prohibit the advertitement of, and to provide for regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution of, ‘other tobaceo products and for matters connected therewith or Br it enacted by Parliament inthe Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as fol- lows — 1.(J) This Act may be called the Cigaretes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisementand Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribu- tion) Act, 2003, (2) Itextendsto the whole of India. 3) tshall come into forceon such date a the Central Government may, by notification inthe Official Gazette, appoint ane different dates may be appointed fer different provisions of this Act. 2. Iishereby declared that is expedient in the public interest thatthe Union should ‘ke under its control the tobacco industry. ‘3. IM is ACK, untess tne context omervise requites, — (a)“advertsement" inchides any visible representation by vay of notice, cireu- lar, label, wrapper or other document end also includes any announcement made orally or by any means of producing or transmitting light, sound, smoke or 835; (b) “cigarette” includes, — (i any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any other substance not containing tobacco, Gi) acy roll of tabaceo wrapped in any substance containing tobaceo, Which, by reason of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filter, or its packaging and labellingis likely to be offered co, or purchased by. consumers as Cigarette, but does not include beedi, cheroot and cigar; (c) distribution” includes distribution by way of samples, whether free or oth (4) “export, with its eranmatical variations and cognate expressions, means taking out of India to a place ourside India; (e) “foreign language” means a language which i, neither an Indian language ror the English language; (import, with ite grammatical va bringing into India from a place outside India, (q) “indian language” means. language specifiedin the Eight’ Schedule to the Constitution, and includes any dialect of such language: (A) “abel” means any writen, marked, stamped, printed or grephic matter, affixed to, or appearing upon, any package; package” includes a wrapper, box, carton, tin or other container; ("prescribed means prescribed by rulesmade under this Act: (K) “production”, with ite grammatical variations and cognate expressions, in cludes the making of cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, heeds, cigarette tobacco, pipe to- bacco, Bockak tobacco, chewing tobacco, pan masala or any chewing material hav- ing tobacco as one of its ingredients (by whatever name called) or snuff and shall include— {O)packing, labelling orre-labelling, of containers; ()re-packing from bulk packages to retail packages: and (iii) the adoption of any other method 10 render the tobacco product marketable; jons and cognate expressions, meanssee. ] ‘THEGAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, 3 (o)"publie place” means any place to which the public have access, whether as of right oF not, and includes auditorium, heepital buildings, railway waiting room, amusement centres, restsurants, public offices, court buildings, educational insti tions, libraries, public conveyances and the like which are visited by general public but doe: not include any open space; (m)*sale”, with it grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means any ‘wansfer of property in goods by one person to another, whether for cash or on credit orby way of exchange, and whether wholesale orreail, nd inclides an agreement for sale, and offer for sale ard exposure forsale; (2 “smoking”, means smoking of tobacco in any form whether in the form of cigarere, cigar, beedis or otherwise with the aid of @ pipe, wrapper or any other insiru- ments; (0) “specified warming” means such warnings agains: the use of cigarettes or other tobacco products to te printed, painted or inscribed on packages of cigarettes or ‘other tohaceo product in such form and manner as may be prescribed by rules made under this Aet, (p) “tobeeco products” means the products specified in the Schedule, 4. No person shall smoke in any public pace: Provided that in a hotel having thirty rooms or restaurant having seating capacity Cov mary persons or more uid in iis ex posta separate provicidn foremoking areaor space maybe made. 5. (1) No person enzeged in, of purported to be engaged inthe production, supply or distibution of cigaretes or any other tobacco products shall advertise and na person having control over a medium shall cause to be advertised cigarertes oF any other tabacco products thecugh that medium and no person shall take part in any advertisement which Uirecly or indivectly suggest>or promtes the use er consumption of eigarettes or any other tobacco products. (2) No person, for any doe or indirect pecuniary benef, shall — (@)dlsplay, cavseto display, or pemitor authorise to display any advertisement of cigarettes or any other tobacco product; or {b)selloreause 10 sell, or permit or authorise tose afilm oF video tape contain: ing advertisement of cigarettes or any other tobacco product oF {c) distribute, cause to distribute, or permit or authorise 10 distribute to the public any leaflet, hend-bill or document which is or which contains an advertisement ff cigarettes or any other bacco product; or (a) erect, exhibit, fc or retain upon of over any land, building, wall, hoarding, frame, pos or structure or upon or in any vehicle or shall display in any manner ‘whatsoever in any place any advertisement of cigarettes or any other tebzeco prot vet: Provided thet this sub-section shall not apply in relation to— {a) an advertisement of cigarettes or any other tobacco product in or on package containing cigarettes or any other tobaceo product (s)advertiement ofcizaretes or any othe: tobacco product which is d'splayed at the entrance or inside a warehouse of a shop where cigarettes and any other to bacco products are offered for distribution oF sale G2) No person, shall unera contract or otherwisepramote or agree to promote these ee eoriumption of — k (a) cigareues or any other tobacco product; of (by any trade mark or brand name of cigarettes or any other tobacce product i, exchange for « sponsorship, gift, prize or scholarship given or agreed to be given by another person. Prohibition of smoking in public pla Prohibition of advenivertent OF cigarettes fd othe bacea oF ietsPphbivon ex suk of cuurde or other Tobacco prod dow telow the San Sem Daricler wee Resincions on | tage and and produc: tion, “supply and distribu lien of retcrand ober tobacco prod Manner in which specie fied warning, stall be made Language in vyhich the specmea Saming shall be expressed. 4 ‘THEGAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY (Paertt— 6 Ne person shall sll, offer forsale, or permit sale of, cigarette or any other tobacco product— (a) to any person who is under eighteen years of age, and (b)inan area within a radius of one hundred yards of any educational institution. 7.(1) Noperson shall, directly or indirectly, produce, supply or distribute cigarcttes or ‘any other tobacco products unless every package of cigarettes or any other tobacco prod- ucts produced, supplied or distributed by him bears thereon, or on its latel, the specified ‘waming including a pictorial depiction of skull and cross bones and such other waming as ‘may be prescribed. (2) No person shall carry on trade or commerce in cigarettes oF any other tobacco products unless every package of tigarettes or any other tobaceo praducts sold, supplisd or istributed by him bears thereon, oon is bel, the specified warning (3) No person shall impor cigarettes or any other tobacco products for distribution or supply fora valuable consideration or forsalein India unless every package of cigarettes or any other tahacco products so imported by him bears thezeun, oF on is label, the specified waming. (4) The specified waming shall appear en no lessthan one ofthe largest panes af the package in which cigaretis or any other tobacco prodacss have been packed for distribu tian, sale or supply for a valuable consideration (3) No person shall direct or indirectly, produce, supply or disribute cigarettes or any other tobacco products unless every package of cigareites or any other tobacco prod- Lets produced, supplied ardistiihuted by him indicates thereon, or on is label, the nicotine and far contenis on each cigarette or asthe ease may be on other tobaceo products along ‘with themaximum permissible limits thereof Provided thatthe nicotine and tar contents shall not excesdthe maximum permissible ‘quantity thereof as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act 8.(J) The specified warning on a package of cigarettes er any ether tobacco products shall be (2) legible and prominent; {b) conspicuous as to size and colour, {c) in such style oF type of letering as to be boldly and clearly presented in distinct contrast to any other type, leitering or graphic material used on the pack: Cris label and shall be printed, painted or inscribed on the package ina colour which ‘contrasts conspicuously with the background of the package or Its labels. (2) The mannerin which a specified warning shall be prinieé, painted or inscribed on a packege of cigarertes or any other tobacco products shall be such as may be specified in ‘he rules made under this Act. (3) Every package containing cigareves or any other tobacco. products shal be so packed as to ensure that the specified warning appearing shercon, or on its label, i, before the package is opened, visible tothe consumer. 9, (2) Where the language used on a package containing cigaretes and any other tobacco nroducts or om its label is. {e) English, the specified warning shall be expressed in the English language (b) any Indian language or languages, the specified warning shall be expressed in such Indian language ot languages: (©) both English and one or more Indian languages, the specified warning shall \yeexpresstinstad walgtalmaysiugeeaston dia sich iicah sanguaye de nmnge>, {) panty English and partly any Indian language oF languages, the specified ‘aming shall be expressed.n the English languegeas well as in such Indian language oF languages;2ori9r THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY. (c)any foreign language, the specified warning shall be expressedin the English language; U) partly any foreign language and partly English or any Indian language oF languages, the sperified waming shall be expressedin the English language as well as in such Indian language or languages, (2) No package of cigarettes or any other tobacco products or its label shall contain ‘any matter or tmtement which is incorsistent with, or detracts from, the specified waming, 10. Na specified warning or indication of micctine and tar contents in cigarettes and any other tobacco products shall be deemed to be in accordance with the provisions of this ‘Act if the height of each leer or figure, ar both usedon such waming and indication is less than the height as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act. 1. For purposes of testing the nicotine and tar contents in cigareties and any other vobaeco products the Central Goverariient shall by notification in the Official Gazette grant recognition to such testing laboratory as that Government may deem necessary. 12,(1) Any police fcr, notbelow the rank of asubvinspector orany officer of State Food or Drug Administration or any other eficer, holding the equivalent rank being not below the rink of Sub-Inspector of Police, authorised by the Central Government or by the State Goverment may, if he has any reason to suspect that any provision of this Act has been, of being, concravened, enter and search inthe maaner prescribed, atanyreasemeble time, any factory. building, business premises or any other place — (a) where any trade or commerce tn cigarettes or any other tobacco products is carried on of cigarettes or any other tobacco products are produced, supplied or distributed; or (@) where any advertisement ofthe cigarettes or any other tobacco products has, been oris being made. (2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall apply to every search, and seizure made under this Act. 12. (1) Ifany police officer, notbelow the rank ofa sub-inspector or any officer of State Food or Drug Administration or any ether officer, holding the equivalent rank being not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police, authorised by the Central Government or by the ‘State Government, has any reason to believe thas. — (o) in respect of any package of cigarettes or any other tobacco products, or (8) in respect of any advertisement of cigarettes or any other tobacco products, the provisions of this Act have been, or are being, contravened, he mey seize such package ‘or advertisement material in themanner prescribed (2) No package afeigarettes or any other tobacco products or advertisement material seized under clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall be retained by the officer who seized the package or advertisement material fora period exceeding ninety days from the date of the seizure unless the approval of the District Judge, wrthin the local limits of whose jurisdiction such seizure was made, has been abtained for such retention. 14. Any package of cigarettes or any other tobacco products or any advertisement materiel of cigarettes or any other tobacco products, in espect of which any provision of this Act has been or is being contravened, shal be liable to be confiscated: Provided that, where it is established to the satisfaction of the court adjudging the confiscation that the person in whose possession, power or control any such package of ‘cigarettes or any other tobacco products is found is nat responsible forthe contravention cf the provisions ofthis Act, the Court nay, insiced of making an order for the confiscation of such package, make such other order authorised by this Act against the person guilty ofthe breach of the provisions of this Actas it may think fit. Size of tenes and Hgurcs. ‘Testing lo. ton foe ies ne and ar Power of cat and arch Power to oF package,Power to give ption to pay coat ini of tonfizcallo. Confiscation rot to inter ‘ere wth her punishene Adjucienion, atring oppor: tunity 10 the owner af seizes pack ass Appeal 6 ‘THE GAZETTEOF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Pas 15. (2) Whenever any confiscation of any package of cigarettes or any other tobacco products is autherised by this Act, the court adjudging it may, subject to such conditions as may be specifiedin the order adjudging the confiscation, give tothe owner thereof an cption to pay. in liew of confiscation, costs which shall be equal othe value ofthe goods conviscated. (2) On payment of the costs ordered by the cour, the seized packages shall be re~ {umed othe person from whom they were seized on condition that such personsall, before making any distribution, sale or supply of such packages of cigarettes or other tobaceo products, get the specified warning and indication of nicotine and tar contents incorporsted tm each such package. 16. No confiscation made, costs ordered to be paid under this Act shall prevent the infliction of any punishment to which thepersan affected thereby s liable under the provisions. ofthis Act or under any other law. 17, Any confiscation of cigaretes o: any other tobacco products may be adjudged or costs may be ordered to be paid (0) withoutany limit, bythe principal eivil courtof original jurisdiction within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such confiscation has been made, costs have beens ‘ordered to be paid, (&) subjectto such limits as may be specified by the Central Goverment in this, behalf, by such other court, not below a civil court having pecuniary jurisdiction exceeding rupees five thousand, asthe Central Goverment may, by notification inthe Official Gazette, authorise in this behalf 18, (1) No order adjudging confiscation or directing payment of costs shall be made unless the owner or person in possession of the package of cigarettes or any other tobacco products has been given a notice in writing informing him of the grounds on which it is proposed to confiscate such package, ond giving hima reasonsble cpportunity of making & fepresentarion in writng, within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice, against the confiscation mentioned there, and, ifhe so desires, of being heard personally cor through a representative in the mater: Provided that, where no such notice is given within a period of ninety days from the date of the seizure of the package of cigarettes or of any other tobacco products, such package shall be resumed, after the expiry of that period, to the owner or the person from ‘whose possession it was seized, (2) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), the provisions of tne Code of Civit Procedure, 1998, shal, as far as say be, apply to every proceeding refered to in sub- section (1). 19. (1) Any person, aggrieved by any decision of the court adjudging a confiscation, ordering the payment of costs, may prefer an appeal to thecaurt to which an appeal les from the decision of such court (2) The appellate court may, after giving 10 the appellant an opportunity of being heard, pass such order as it thinks Fit confirming, modifying or reversing the decision oF Seder appealed against or may sendback the case with such drections as it may tink fit for a resh decision or adjudication, asthe case may be, iter taking addilional evidence, if necessary: Provided that en order enhancing any fine in Yeu of confiscation or confiscating of goods of greater value shall not be made under this scetion unless the appellant hes had an Spportanity of making a representation and, iF he so desires, of being Heard in person or through a representative in his defence. (3) No farther appeal shall lie egzinst the order ofthe court of appeal. 5 af 908Lor i974, 2of 1974 ‘THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 7 20. (J) Any person who produces or manufactures cigarettes or tobacco products, ‘which do not contain, eiter on the-package or on their label, the specified warning and the nicotine and tar contents, shall in the case of first conviction be punishable with imprisonment for aterm which may estend to two years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupoes, or with both, and for the second or subsoqueat conviction, with impriscnment for a ‘erm which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees. (2) Any person who sells or distribuies cigarertes cr tobacco products which do not ‘contain either on the package oror their label, the specified warning and the nicatine and tar contents shall in the case of fint conviction be punichable with imprisonment for a term, ‘which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extendto one thousand rupees, or with oth, and, forthe setond or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for aterm which may ‘extend to two years and with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees. 21. (2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 shall he punishable with fine ‘which may extend to two hundred rupees. (2) Anoffeace under thie section shall be compoundableand shall be tried summarily in accordance with the procedure provided for summary trials in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 22, Whoever contravenes the provision of section 5 shall, on conviction, be punishable— (a) nthe case of first conviction, with imprisonment fora term which may extend to twa years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with beth, and {b)inthe case of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment for aterm ‘which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees. 23. Where amy person has been convicted under this Act for the contravention of the provision of section 5, the advertisement and the advertisement material for cigarettes and ‘other tobacen products may be forfeited to the Goverment and such advertisement and advertisement material shal be disposed of in such manner as may be prescribed by rules mage under ths Act. 24. (J) Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 6 shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 1wo hundred rupees. 2) All offences under this section shall be compoundable and shall be tied summarily in accordance with the procedure provided for summary trials in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, 25. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Ceniral Government or the State Goverament may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise one or more persons who shall be competent to act under this Act Provided thatthe person so authorised may, ifhe has reasonable ground for believing, that any person hes committed an offence under section 4 or section 6, may detain such ‘person unless the accused person furnishes his name and auldress, and otherwise satisfles the officer detaining him that he will duly answer any summons or other proceedings which may be taken against him, (2) Any person detained under sub-section (7) shall forthwith be taken before Magistrate tobe dealt with according to law. (3) Any person committing an offence under section 4 or section 6 shall be triable for ‘such offence in any place in which hemay be or which the State Government may notify in Panishment for failure 19 give speared araing and fectise and lar contents, Punizhment fer mmeking i erin paces Punishmnt Tor adverse ment of cipaenes and tobecco prods Forterure of advertisement and advertise ment rater Porishment far sale of igaretes or ay other tobseco. product in certain places or & persons Telew ihe age of eigateen yews Prevention, detention and place of tial of offences tnder sections Pmde.Offences by companies ences 10 be baladle Composition of offences. Protection of etic taken in sod fei, Power to atd any. tobacco products im te ‘Sehedue. Power of Central Goverment 19 rane rues. 8 ‘THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY Part this behalf, as well asin any other place in which he is liable tabe tried under any law forthe time being in force. (4) Every notification issued under sub-sections (1) and (3) shall be published in the (Official Gazerte, anda copy thereof shall be exhibited far information to the public in some ‘conspicuous place or places as the State Govemnment may direct, (5) Every person authorised under sub-section (J) shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. 26.) Where an offence under this Act has been commited by a company; every person who, atthe time the offence wes commnitted, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the cdmpany for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be lisbe to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he provesthat the offence was committed without his knowledge orthat he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding snything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this Act has been committed by & company and itis proved that the offence has been ‘committed with the consentor connivance of, ori attributable to any neglezt onthe part of, ty diester, manager, secretary or ather ficar af the company, eich dimer, manager Secretary or other officer shall be proceeded against and punished accordingly Explanation. —For the purpases of this section, (@)"company”" means. body corporate andincludes a firm or other association of individuals; and (®)“director’, in relation to a firm, means.a partner inthe firm. 27. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Provedure, 1973, an offence punishable under this Act shail be bailable. 28, (/) Any offence committed under section 4 or section 6 may either before or afier the institution af the prosecution be compounded by such officer authorised by Central Government or State Government and for an amount which may not exceed two hundred rupees. (2 Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), the offender, fin ‘custody, shall be discharged ané no further proceedingsshall be taken against him in respect of such offence. 29, No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shal lie against the Central Governmentor any State Govemment orany officer of the Central Govemment or any State ‘Government for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act 30. The Central Goverment, ater giving by notification in the Official Gazette, not Jess than three months’ notice ofits intention so to do, may, by like notification, add any other tobacco product in respect of which i s of opinion drat advertisements are to be prohibized and its production, supply and disiribution is required to be regulated under this ‘Ret, and thereupon the scnedute stan is applicaita w suse provost by decined tobe amendediccordingly 31.(J) The Central Govemment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules tocarry outthe provisions ofthis Act. (2) Without prejudice 1 the generality of the feregoing power, such rules may provide forall er any of te following matters, namely:— (@) specify the form and manner in which warning shall be given in respect of cigarette of other tobacco products under clause (o) of section 3: AS of 1860 2 ot 97440 of 1075 Sec.) ‘THE GAZETTEOF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY () specify the maximum permissible nicatire and tar contents im cigarettes oF ‘other wwbacce products under the proviso to sub-section (5) of section 7; (©) spesify the manner in which the specified warring shell be inscribed on cach package of cigarettes or other tobacco products ot its label under sub-section (2) of section 8; ° ‘(@ specify the height of the fetter or figure or both to be used in epecitied ‘waning of #9 indicate the nicotine and far contents in cigarettes or ether tobacco Prostucts under section 10; (€) Erovide for she manner in which entry into and search of any premises isto be ‘conducted and the mannee in which the seizure of any package of cigarettes or other tobacco productsshall be shade ard ihe manner in whici seizure lis shal be prepared and delivered to the person from whose custody any package of cigarettes or other tobacco products fas been seized; {provide for any other mauter which is equised to be, or may be, prescribed. (@) Every rule made under this Act andevery notification made under section 30 shell be Laid, as soon as may be after itis made, before each [douse of Parliament, while its in sescion, fora total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or intwo or ‘mote successive sessions, and if, befarotho expty of thezescion immediately Following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, noth Mouses aaree im making any msodiMication inthe mule oF naificatian or koth Houses agree that te tule or notification should not be made, the rute of notification shall Diereafterhave effect only in such modified frra or be of to effect, as the case may be; 0, however, that acy such modification er annulment shall be ‘without prejudice tothe validity of arything previous}y dune under that rale of notification, 32, Nothing ocntained inthis Act shal/apply (oan cigarerte or other tobacce products, ‘or package of cigarcttes of other tabacea products which is exported: Provided that nothing in this sactien shall be deemed to authorise the expert of-any package of cigarettes or other tobacco products, not containing the specified warning and indication of micctine and tar contents to any country ifthe law jn force in hat country requiresthat the same or similar warning and nicotine and tar contests shall be specified on cach package of cigarettes or other ‘obacee produits Explunation.—For the purpose of this sectior nny cigaratte or other tubacce products cr package af cigarettes or other tcbacco products shall beslecened th be exported before the ‘commencement of this Act, if the necessary steps fer export have already been taken notwithstanding thal the actual export has no taken place 33. (2) TheCligorertes Regulatien of Production, Sunpiy and [istributon) Act, 1975, is hereby repeated, (2) Nobwithetanding such cepest, anything done or any action token wn the provisions of the aforesaid Act, shall, in sa far as such thing o¢ action is era inconsistent with she provisions of this Act, Be dcemed (o have deen done cr ‘akee under tke provisions of tis ‘Act as if the said provisions were in forge when such tling was done dr Such action was taken and shalf continue in-force accordingly until scpzrseded hy anything done or any action taken under this Act, Act not 16 uppiy to cigaeues or atrer tebacco prodecte hich are exporied Repeal ané savings10 ‘THE GAZETTEOF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Pax —Sec. 1] ‘THE SCHEDULE {See section 2(p)) 1. Cigaretes 2.Cigars 3. Cheroots 4. Beedis 5. Cigaretts tobacco, pipe tobacco and hookah tobacco 6.Chewing tobacco 7.Smuit 8. Pan masala or any chewing material having tobscco as one of its ingredients (by whatever namecalled). 9. Gutta 10. Tooth powder containing tobacco. SUBHASH C. JAIN, Secy. to the Govt. of India eee FAINTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDUA PRESS, PINTO ROAD, NEW DEI {AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTLOLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELM, 2003. MGIPMRND—1 19001—-20-05.2008. 10Notifications of the Act, 2003REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 The. Gazette of India XTRADRDINARY ‘art arg 3—30-B0E (lt) PART Section }—Sub-sectton (1) ‘Uaftrenre Wanita PUBLISEED BY AUTHORITY % 200} No. 200] “a fiat, oars, wath 25, 26087TR 6, 1925 NEW DELS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 300UPHALGUNA 6, 1525 earren tet aftare aren sisrert (Cererfnen) shag ‘a feet, 25 weed. 2006 eR. 2386 31) — fe TINE TAK RT aavite otcera rer fie, sree eat frees fafa) fen, 2008 (2003 78 34) At aR 1 BT TA a0 (2) OMA are ewe cy RTT TET +f, 2008 he fra ea a Pate et Pre fate aT cers cafePren a am, 2, 5, 4 5, 6), 12(1)C, 1202), 13¢9 (9), 13(2), 14, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,29, 20 0A 31 HTT CTT (rt f-r6011/22003-) sant verre, gee af 611 2004 ‘MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE. (Weparmment treat) NOTIFICATION ‘New Delhi, the 25th February, 2004 8.0, 138(E).— In exercise of the powers omferted by Su-section (1) af Section 1 ofthe Cigarettes and Other ‘Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (34 of 2003), the Central Government hereby appoints Ist day of May, 2004 as the duc on whichthe provisions af Sections 1,2,3,4,5, (0), 12(1), 12(2), 136110), 13(2), 14, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24,25, 26, 27, 28, 29. 30 and 31 of the said Act shall come inta force. TFNo. P-16011/2/2003-PH BHAVANI THYAGARAJAN, It. Secy. of Tedia Prou, Hing Rod Mayapmi, Now Dei-110064 ‘the Corirclar of Publicetiong, Delhi-1 10084,taeda th er sh REOD.NO.D.L-00499 FR = Cke Gazette of India swe I aug 3 autre (i) PART ISection3—Sub-sectos l) witicert & searfere PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY a 1424) ag Pree, arene, rare 16, 2007/anffre 25, 1929 - No, 1424] vr Reef, 16 nem, 2007 eran, 1955(0).—ferte she or TRL (Pears a fete ste oan re at, SNE, TeTE oh Freer earn) sete, 2003 (2003 134) at wc at seem (3) pers Reel eh ee EE, Fa BURR ORB | RIAN, 2007 FI Fe fate S eT frifea act $ farm fa ate afc to 708), (C™) C1) CH, §, 9, 10.41 20-8 aHaE TAAL Dr Et reo .ora005s Ae] set scree, cigar at 4607 cynner NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2007/KARTIKA 25, 1929 ‘MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Healthand Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION [New Delhi, the 1échNovember, 2007. 8.0. 1935(F) In exercise ofthe powersconferred by Sub-secton (2) of Section ofthe Cigaretiesand Other ‘Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Coshmerce, Production, Supply tand Distibution) Act, 2003 (34 of 2003), the Central Government hereby appoints 181 day of December, 2007 sc the date on which the provisions of Section 711) (2) (3) (4), 8,9, {Oand 20 ofthe said Act shall come into force. [F.Ne. P-ASD11072005-PH] BHAVANITHYAGARAJAN, It Secy. "Teinted by he Manse, Govt of Inia Pre, Rie. Read, Mayapai, New Deh. 19064 ‘ud Published by the Cooler ef Publications, Db 110054,Bo To-sonA 98 IXTRAORDINARY ett arg 320 (i) PART Section 3-Sub-secton (4) virere & Wortra PUMLISHED BY AUTHORIFY #103 SE fast, Armee, SpUE 30, 2009/HTaT 8, 1927 Ne] YEW. SIELHL, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2009SRAVANA, 8. 1931 “rare pf ftere reer thre safe 8 eet, 30 3, 2009 aa, 1865(ay 42 oT, Fiske crear er rer Tek afore, FTE, Ty Ce FE 2 Pras ef Pata Fray sale, 2008 (200% 1 36) #0 Sm) Bh sone (3) 2 BT eT TT sch ge ear Graf, 2009 FH ao Fe wi ge aa “aan fre AF Pre ov wT ST ISH TT 12 strane se OF), a te SEC! 15,17, 16, 32 wae aes AT CA tsor i4:2005-% aT Soa dyes wha MINIGERY OF HALT AND FAMILY WELFARE NOEEICATION [New Delhi the SU July, 2009 5.0, 1865(E) —In excrise of the poyers enfered by sub-section 48) of section J of the Cigarctes and Giher Tebscoo Products (Prohibition of Adverisement aid Regulation of Trade and Corunerce, Production, Supply até Disoution) Act, 2003 3¢ of 2003, the CCoctal Government hereny sppvin's 34h day of July ‘US as the date on wis the provisions of €ause La} ‘of eub-section 2) al'section 12, chasse (2) of (of section 13, 15, 17, 18, 32 and 33 of the said Act shall ecme ino force [e601 /72005-PH] B.K FRASAD, IL. Secy. 93 ere a 4Notifications of the Rules related to section 4, 5 & 6ong th Gh M-23004799 REGD. NO. D. L.-53004/99 Hitd = The Gazette of Iudia EXTRAORDINARY AIT avs 3—3e-IUE (i) PARTD—Section 3—Sub-vection () atear & eae PURLISHED BY AUTHORITY 4937 3H fare, qUaN, WHET 25, 2004 ATTA 6, 1925 No. 93] NEW DELEL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2004/PHALGUNA 6, 1925 parean atte often area saree (eater Pert) ain ‘ad feet, 25 wert, 2004 Tarra, 137( 30). —ferte at ore erage (fearon wf he mara er aan, eee, er eft feftrrrr) anftere, 2003 (2003 mr 34) aA err Oe ea we ey, HET A Prete Pes t srit 4. fier ae afte arte: — (1) er Preeti fete atte ore teneg ararg (ferent oer sftite othe arr rer ses, ‘aeerey, wera tz flerzm) Fem, 2004 #1 (2) tees ag, 2000 STEEL 2. torr 2s fet ana wf ea gre rotons = — Cm) orfabrr 8 fart oth srr erarg sea (fears a eft othe Saran er safer, Sea, HTH the Fare ai fatrer) fram, 2003 afr? (a) “era 3 afetran af eer arin | 670 or2004THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY _ Pant Sac. 0) er eee sateen, Sfsam, ta ar, ae eer ott BR ores eee eater vet eT; ae (8) rR gee othe er Pert & argftenee ee sehen atte wel ate sifteaPiee ord aabhee T rae: fg rg ee we git 3. Aa Rane Ue qu aT RL — C1) Sw ears weds a afew sree Nae ree RE SAPS ST (somal), al ar 8, ae Ha, ha dh, eee em re a A Rae ab ber a se Te nae RT Tr (aT) ate eer oC i hae Ae A same anta (2) raat me ee sere seer shes wafer eestor a rd Ye as sre A TT pa erred went wer Sarre ay nie ae ght EF FH — Ci) Tear Ten Ae eran a shes eas ert fae Tee; (i) Te Bae aee fo eee Fe ert Aor Se ages for Ga GUT St rere FEF BY, eT in) et dea ane eT Fo aR eA a Gea eh aT 4. fepice er sear aeargy seat & Peary ar often — (1) ste ster ger ae finite wera sear a ear “sere ferent fee hf, HReT-aR he TER oe TAPE ere ae ret ca Feel PTT fp Ferg vgn std om oer a Actes = re ete a ar een ath BA Stel Sh ter aA afer a ee (2) det vetaraté we endta ural erLe 3 Petertenn aera ae ee are ee, tate & ah es eS ‘fram 3H ef, orefas— G) ang 8 er tent, se (a) Teng a ate Art th (2) fram (2) @ sfeaferraht a meng seer aa reer ars som Seen Tes eM ate ag se steers aR AST ferret tr 8. aarti at fast arr ufeie, — (1) 35 ea ar fers eer eee aren aR TANTS, wel FAS Cel aT crear seul ah faa a one 8, wee en (meal) weer Aether x the Stee pI are aT oH a wet seh Pre emer (sera), ar, Rarer ae a fas ah rary rel Fara reais rr" et et (2) a are ah are en fear see eT Te ae, TET wee Pde TAIT EE sat Fei ton wang we 8 orerre dh a OT ope oe BA a aOR Te [red -1601172/2008-"FH] vara array, gee eA(a eer 30) ST RTT ; ATURE 3 MINISTRY OF HEALTH ANB FAMILY WELFARE (Departmestof Heskih) NOTIFICATION ‘New Delhi, the 25th Febmary, 2004 G.SR. 197. —In exorcise of the pons conferred by Secthon 31 of the Cigarettes and hr Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commnerce, Production, Supply md Distribution) Act, 2003 ‘G40f2003), the Central Goversepert hereby makesthe following rules namely -— 1. Shor te nd commencement.—() Tae role maybe cailed the Cigna tax Tacos Preduts Prohibition of Alvrtscmen and Reguladanof Made uid Commerc, Producdan,Sapely and Dist uro)Rales, 20 (2) They shall come into force on the Ls. day of May, 2064, 2. Definitions,—Iz these rules, unlessthe context otherwise recites, — @ “Act” means the Cigarertes and olher Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Srpply and Distribution Act, 2003; (@) “section” means a soction of the Act: © “open space” mentioned in Section 3() of the Act shaltnot includeany place visited by the public such 2s open aniitoriem, stadun, railway station. bus stop and such other places, and (© words and expressions uscd nerein and no defined in these mules but defined in the Act, shall have the meanings, respectively, assigned to them in the Act 3 Prohibition of smoking in a publle place.) The owner or the manager or in charge ofthe affair of apublicplace shall cause ta be displayed provainentiy a board, of 9 raiiemnan tze of sixty centimetre by thirty centimetre in the Indian languago(e)as applicable, at leact one al the eutrance of the publie place and oae at conspicuous place(s) ‘nside, containing the warning “Na Smoking Area~—Smroking Here’ an Offence” 42) The owneror the manager or in charge of the affairs of a hatel having thirty rooms or restaurant having scating capacity of tity persons or more andthe manager of the airport shall entre that, — @ the smoking avd non-smoking areas are physically segregated, @) the smoking area shall be located in such mame that the public ig not required to pass through it in order to reach the non-smoking area; amt (i) cach ara chal contain boats indicating theroan “Smoking Arwa/Non Smoking Area” 4, Prohibition of scvertiement of cigarette and other tobacca products (1) The sizeof the board used for adve. discret fox cigerotes and any othcr tohacco proshucs deplayed ot the xfrance or inside 0 waruhome or @ bop where sdgaretes and any other such tovacon products ae offeredfor dsetiution or sats hall ak excend ninety vathmetre by siny centimetre and mmber of such boards shall nt exceed bre. @) Bach sach board shell contain in the Indian language ns applicable, one of the following wamings occupying ‘uyeay-five por com, of top area of the board, namely — @ Tobacco Causes Cancer, or Tobacoo Kills, 194 ‘THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, Pant —Suc.34)] @) The board referred tw in sub-rule (2) shall contzin only the brand name crpictnre of thetobacco product and n0 other promotional message and picture, Pronihition of sale ro miaors.—{i) The owner arthe manager or the incharge ofthe affairsof aplace where cigareties saul other tobacco products are cold shall d:splav-a board of sxinimrem sine of sixty centimetreby thity centimetreat conspicuous place(s) containing the waming “Sale of tobaceo products o a person under the age of eightoon yours isa punishable offence”, in Indian language(s) asapplicable. @) The omusofproof thatthe buyer ofthe tobacco productionot a minorlico with the oeller of he tsbaoco products. ‘The seler, in case of doubt, may request tobacco purchaser to provide appropriate evidence of having reached eighteen years of age. FF.No. 1601122003] BHAVANI THYAGARAIAN, J Secy ‘rated by te Manager, Govt of India Pret Ring Rosd, Mayapur, New De ‘and Pubishee by the Couuollr of Publicnions, Dane 110034 20Rules related to prohibition on smoking in public placesPaefhab the-as004/79 REGD.NO.D.LA004899 Hite a Che Gazette of Gudia eR —WUE 5 TUN 6) PART H—Secthon3—Sab-tectlon() sificare & erie PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY A 304] 7a fret, GRATE, WE 30, 1008/7 9, 1930 ——— No. 344] NEW DELI, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 200QJYAISTHIA 9, 1920 rerver air afer eer TTT (0 artsfrersa a3 (1) 9 sitofen agen” Conran afte aftr wearer fear) FR RE ers Set wear oe 2, fer aT eT Et safiegert safe, eae, tri eer, eves ah ome tA af ferret, 30 FE, 2008 ball Waa, art at) (fee an oft he saat (R) sae ate 3G) een “aR ed caf, sears, oa att Freee at Falta) afafiaa, PAA ae) ere, inn ar, ok fete ns ot aria 2003 (2003 a 34) abr 31 Ber weR aR area FT we a we, weg, fete ak oe (Ce) arte er 4 a rege a stein "NI (Pram aa site she or st tra, seas, omy ake aa eT TE ge sem were YET ee af ‘eee ar ahaa) Frome, 2004 Fra 3 TAT at eet gy, Preifettem fret sent ¢, orf — @ ite 67 8 ae 8 a ae et a 1. og ath, free ste mre (3) Frat at aie ut ted & fi gar; an eh ered se MBA 7s Pree, 2008 #1 (i) Fame are wie WR ere en ft soa x (2) A Prem 2 oreqar, 2008 Fh AAA eet wa am t, Fae ean aT; 2. Witenes fori foe oe ded Foe iu) Pree aga 1 wer Paes og we RT a1 rife FL Civ) Brabant gee Herr vert | (3) tan ae oer a eer et atthe on = = a tu Sad Bi efar sem ara dai foe a Tee (=> a ge foe em : fenton arene rq ervey ah afc A aged ar AEE fee A wt ae fsa oa 8, eg feet TR Setar ah Ra Mier ae ste rece AAP A ates fom mer fam onl em, arr ater 1 ste fe re are 1 (Gap Rea" Saif a ear attest aylae a 3. ARROW TUTE HT wT —C1) art heal u tater e saad iceman WAS eR ale, Rowe, ees, ies ‘Rea fined eer a aT fra fan she srry Ho aoe gifts HE Ps ‘fen ot anit st ont t okt Teel A sted @ oer (5) st Fae erate er GPT St ren iat ck elit (aes eattrmrvarstites 8 ani) G) Ses Fy, Ten we, fretihes, ths, vist Ca) aetatras wart F WaT ER We, TE Ea TET WOM, 14, aR, Wa wea a AY te ge fate wets win or ah ard ae ge 2066 avioca 2B2 ‘THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY Pa See, 369] Cart) aah 1 A eter fx ogame we TET waa era vo fT | C1) Seo BUTTE ar are Pee ST OEE, Tae, EEE te SeeR St Roe a ng ey Trea Pa Sera AT TTT eT ET | (2) wdatee eer AiR, Sime, aT, nda arnt ar ser Teenie Carer) fare oe Pere sates Confer) ai st Freel & aval a sect FO we frit faa & ferere fren a aed ez am stariza sin sik aya ey a wefeer FET (3) aR enka tar a ars, store, TS, cites a ufegs stort ta avi aft ee sedge are ve 8 aloes, sie, FETE, riers om nfinpa ofiard wafeera ore eh ete ages TET ST Fe aT Farrer eh Umpebarc 2 ge Prat 8 raiser & fey sean ar ore fet 23 fred wed a sec on Epa a oT Te ae 8) 40am, tart ne ware, (1) tao fice serd oe ten atta satel $ 4a) ea ore tert enters, eet, water an ert we eT EET eT ane Pew 2 Ce) Taran yer ee reat 2 Sane ar uee th (2) BR 2a waa eee, deni aie rere Se ade Co Preore om eat et Fea sare aie xa sik ner ye arta me st any 2, Yaga da? S si pre wo a Page Poe Src | (3) ae der ar ears ar peter ase weed 4 fare Sram ate ate area (an) derst a ageT eES agi | i de 9 afte oat ad tea a aft, cart, iene wider or et wart Prevferfieen frafite ate a Pee uae wee ah aig SC ABT E 05) We rte amifes ast ant at wa TEN, ar aren Fos yew aa a ee Oe Aastie acest Sweet a ay eau ys MEveRY, tat sé armee tin, ¥ thm | (8) 2 seh eet wt ath eter os erate sr, Fora ere er a Peanut 0 8S wrt F ge a} oe aint fee TET ste ae ant @ wien win Rea S k-goer tei ay seta sor 1 5. wot artnet re one adh ge —(1) ARS Tt feetion ming arrend fata st a4 omar scl oh wee orci @ fire 7g ore a swath et fore eee at saat (Prem 2) ERS] (2) 8 veneers ot aoe Freetia fare or # te eT Sar aT fe er rg A: Fai a fire en; ce Gian Reiners ert aon RAFT ‘wore aren ea ae Hs ar gets Farar en Ft fe ay gfroor a fr org wi Beh ch a Pfe Hic ‘vert ae ara hn a mera & k= aur: ab ga tae raat wate a1 8 at Lire 9 Ca) 2] 1 per 60 tA, «30 Sh at ke yout a tat 2 yee aa is de, ne ore to a ‘Bim fare eau 9 Gel, whet whe ht fast aba 8 are ye Gra Rete er ater Pa eh ae meme waa Hane 3. fete @ anemic aren watt he re a at che oe et 4st ath a are feed rete ee d,s Seve Bo eA @A-ael FU eM see 8” aga un Ceram § ta] fieger sefbranrit = ore 4 a Tee & freer reise er REET ETT & Ferm Fiertirfer erie fing why: Pry ont ect? fq ofegr tet anketes eer et flere 1 2 a 1 Batt aR BVA Be PRR net Svea Rees S Flew eT oe after Ga Bah art ree aera -antats ent 2 RRR ARYAN ere oer eters Hee WaT ta as ae et 8 wada cers wt genie afte oer ero delaras ty wet erica TT Sram 8 ase te ak a aes after ‘pare Preset wey Pri at arte(HUE 30) SC TEA: STETTT, 1 2 3 4 Preemie ea sre TET “wear wa fd era stem meer + feat re ater ay rez TR 6 Rena TyRLOS am Tae STE FTE faa aratervert =r 7 RR, apes re vsren R han eins We 6 aera erRifervertd watenit tm meee | art Tr 9. vendre weber age wflrre ier ae aE eae enema & afrenit oat 9 Re rear ret witentatn ear 1, aera use were Wet antares er 2 srt ada 2 2 tee fren faen wen oa ean Ta Oe wet a hae OTE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, (Departmentof Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th May, 2008 GS.K.417(}-—In exercise of the power conferred by Section $4 ofthe Cigarettesand ather Tobacco Producis| (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Tradeard ‘Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, G4 of 2003), the Central Government hereby makes the following Rules, in supersession ro Rule 3 of the Cigarettes ‘and other Tobueco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regukation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Rules, 2004, namely =~ 1. Short title, Extent and Commencement.—(I) These rules may be called the Prohibition of Smoking in Public PiacesRules, 2008, (2) They shall comne into force anthe 2nd October, 2008. 2, Definitions = In these rules, unless the context utherwise requires, {iy “hotel” shall mean abuilding or apan of abuilding, where Inclging, with or without board or otter services, is provided by way of business for consideration monetary orethenviseand includes boarding hiuseand guesthouse. (h) “restaurant” shall mean any placs to which the public has access and where any kind of food or drink is supplied for consumption on the premises by any person by way of business for consideration monetary or there and shall include the open space surrounding such preinisss and eludes {iy reffeshment eoms, banquet halls, discotheques. antes coffee hese pubs, ars. arpor lounge ad the tite {e) “open space” memioned in Section 341) of the Act sal not include any place visited by the public such ss open auditorium, stadium, railway station, Bus stop! stand and other such places (4) plc place” defined in Section 3 (1)of he Act sha al inlude work places, shopaing malls andcinema halls Fy Cen. ro0Ts/202007- et.) wae, eg Oe (e) *smokingerca or space” mentionedin the provis to Section 4 ofthe Act shall mean a separately ventilated smoking room that 4) is physically separated and surrounded by full tight walls on all four sides; Gi) has an eatrance with an automatically closing door normaly kept in clove pusiton, (i)has en airflow system, as specified in schedule | (9) as negative air pressure i remainder ofthe building. (f) Words and expressions ued herein and not defined in hese rules but defined 1 the Act shall ave he meanings, respectively, assigned 19 them in the Act. 3, Probibition ofsmokingina public pace: (1) The ower, proprietor, manager. supervisor or in charge a the allhirsoFapublie plues sall ensure that: {a} Noperson smokes in the public place (under his juridtiowvinpied) {b) The board as specified in schedule I is displeyee prominently atthe entrance of the public place, in case there are mere than one enttance at cach such entrance and conspicuous placc(s) inside Incase iFthere are more than one floor al each floor irchiding the starcase anc entrace tothe Tis at each floc (6) No ashirays, matches, ligaters or other ting! desigaod to facilitate smoking are provided in the publ place (2) The owner, proprietor, manager, superviser 9: incharge ofthe affuirs of public place shall notify anc cause tobe displayed prominent thename ofthe person(s to whom a complaint may be made by a perscn(s) whi observes any person violating he provision ofthese Rules sommparison with the 6) tf he owner, proprietor, manager, supervisor 0 the authorized ofticer of a public place falls to act on repox of such violation, the owner, proprietor, managet supervisar or the authorized officer shall be able to pa fine equivalent tothe number of individual offences.‘THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY Par l—See.3601 (Explanation: For the purpose of these rules the word affence means a person found vialating any provision of the Rules) 4 Hotels Restaurants and Airports—{1) The ower, proprietor, manager, supervisor or in charge ofthe affairs tf hotel having thirty or morerooms or restaurant having seating capacity of thirty persons or more andthe manager ‘of th: sirport may provide for a smoking area or space as defined inrule2(e) (@) Smokingarea orspace shail not be established we the entance of exitaf the hotel, restaurant and the airpor. ani shall be distinctively marked as “Smoking Area” in English and one Indian language, as applicable @) A smoking area or space shall be used only for the purpose of smoking and no other service(s) shall be allowed. (4) Tie owner, proprietor, manager, supervisor orin- chorge oft. affeirs of ahotel having thisty or more rooms imuy designate separate smoking rooms in the manner prescribed ws under : {)all the rooms so designated shall forma reparate section inthe sume floor or wing, asthe case may be. In ‘case of more than one floors‘wings the room shall be in ‘one flooring as the ease ay be (0) ll such rooms shall be distinctively marked as “Smoking rooms” in English and one Indian language, as applicable. (©) the smoke from such room shall be ventilated outside and does net infiltralefpermeate into the non smoking arcas of the hotel including lobbies and the corridos. 5. Recovery of fine by authorized officers —(1) The authorized officers mentioned in schedule 1H shall be ‘competent to act under ard compound the offences «committed in violation of Section 4 of he Act. Schedule {SeeRule2(e)Ciid} that is exhausted directly tothe outside and not ‘mixed back into the supply air forthe other parts of the building: and (Gi) eis ted wih a won-r citculating exhaust venti lation system or an air cleaning system, or by atombina- tion of tke two, to ensure that the ai discharges only in 2 manner that docs aot re-ciseulete or transfer itffom asmck ing area or space to non-smeking areas. ‘Schedule [Seerule3(0)] 1. The board shal be of aminimum size of60 om by 30cm of white background 2. stall contain «circle ofno less than 1S em outer diameter wih red perimeter of ne Tess than’ em wide with 4 picture, in the centre, of a cigarete or beec with black smoke and crossed by red band. 3. The width of the red band across the cigarete shall equal the width of the red perimeter. 4, Theboard shall contain the warning “No Smoking ‘Area—Smoking Here is an Offence”, in English or one Indian language, as applicable. ‘Schedule M1 (GeeRule 5) Authorised Officers: Following persons shall be authorized to impose and collect the fine againstthe violation of Section 4 ‘No. Persoa Authorised to take action T.__ Inspectors of Central Excise/Income-tac Customs/Sales Tax/Heakhy ‘Transport and above 2 Station Mastzx/Assit, Station Master/Station Head Station incherge 3. AllGazetted Officers of State\Central Government or equivaient rank and above in Autonomous Organizationy/PSU Post Master and above Colleze!SchooV Headmaster Principal/Teacher wa one sain brary. 9. Aisport ManageriOfficers of Aiport Authority of India and Officers ofall schedule Airlines 10, Director Public Health/Director HealthServices 11, _Incharge Adminisuation in CentraVState Goverment 12. Nodal Officers‘Focal Points of Anti-Tobscco Cel at District and Statelevel Director/Medical Superintenden/Hospital Administrator Head of the Institution HR Manager'Head of Administration Libraria/Asstt, Librarian/Library inchargelother administrative Pinted by tie Manager. Govt of india Press, Ring Road, Mayapun, New Delli-110064 ‘Description of Public Place A Public Places within teirjuriedition Reilwayoand allite remices Governmen:offices/premises and offices of the autonomous bodies and corporations Government and Private Hospital Respective Post Office in their jristiction Private Offices / Workplaces * Respective Educational Institutions Libraries! Reading Rooms. Airpors All Public Places All Publis Places ‘All Public Places, [Fo P. 1601572072007-PH) BLK. PRASAD, It.Secy ‘and Published by the Contoler of Publications, Deth-110054, 26Be TI BOM Sita a The Gazette of Gudia ExTRADENINARY Wm ar Teas PART th-Beutlon }—Seissecton var weet 16, 2000/51R 4, 1997 “mc, oseton fete he ara my oo (Fever ar ee he arc a tee, oH et ‘eR a een) AI, 203 (2005 34) OTT Bm sfc ree a oR ET, THE ud a yer a wie fret, 200k Hen we 1) Go Pre arm kaha AT rT sata (eaten Pat, 2 t+ Ga) Afra tare a sta ret (2) weet Set 8 UT aT SY Per, 208 Saga Ten ten 2 shar eeg ait FE ‘peta rie te oes eat ta saqgé ot aie aint wae he ater ora aT stapes a a _o Fanta Teeter Re yeasien weTER Meare an oe tsi oe eee umak eater he she of 7 Watt ieetast cei Sart fh (eee ee) vine em bo Reanim eee abana Bis sere Faen ere star all ea a (exes ener fa) ie faeces fer rhage Pater barf Bes eer cheat 6 SVEN sfreresrtart ate, 9 Ramee meer fa sete 2 ERA Rees crevasse reg sino Soe eee 4 ateeruiserga line Franses wires fee aes omg ES often is paar aes sities og Som sist SH TERA eo aar se fog Hera ate [oid a worsaacor Aa] a sam, ager ge Bro se 78) Fr 29, 2008 ce iene Fg, 1SONISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY W21 FARE [THE GAZETTE CF INDIA” EXTRAORDINARY. @ [Pac n—see. 10) @ 3 athena (Depertnert of Beathand Faly Ware) 15 _Hepesenitives oF Pancha Ro nstios ther jardin. ROTMGSION Gemob Perea ‘Now Detisihe[thSepteber, 2009 Seertay) GSR. 680(E}—mecee tote poverscostenes 6 UGishiceP ogra Manage) AUPublicPlaarwiths Finsice Maniper-Ditict hor jarsion by Seco 3oftheCigavsesané Os Tabu Prats Feat soney (tors! (Pnhistonof Adversenent an Regdatonof inden rd Heath io ocr: Profaction. Sgpi at Deron) Ac, HF Ou Segiowhie! opal ang (94 02033 he Cet Cavetenet ery aed ie Need Ofer {CO} es lst! Brain of Snohng in Tae Pars Rl, 2008 Divi apa Weal. getsnies, a rises Beate Seen (0 Thoverlesmay evaledhe Pobbion of 4g Regermrepury ———_coauengs Saki Pac Peace, 3608, epee ntheysatoomettoiconBedaeatiec OREO ‘blcation in he Offical Gazette, 19 Erapicte of Schools? Edacational ©) inSctedkte Itoth Potion! Snaing Detter officer esonins FubicPlces Ran 2008, rr narmar ade 2 Tale Supfnanéens/ Puc Comyanens snes ling Sr, the ewig sr tsa Asie -cntres shall be snserted, namely ne we ios nenely Station Officar/Tichet Sateen Catto Conte Se “Deval ont Rabe 3 Kearse moot Easeiemarmrs 7 Tehtlbiltt ent! Rate Ko._wakencion Pace Fehecocrotien . 3 tet iow ron Fh Qo 2 _ 8) collet oF equate “13 PobecOfer below i sas pat ele he rk of As Of below All Pic Plsenwttin Subinspectar of Railway rectoarace. 44 Officers of State Feed and! All Public Placeswithin Tee PUGH S202007 7H Dn Adaissratonnst Bsijuadictan D.C PRASAD, IS, blow ths rank of Sup- ‘Note: ThaPrincipal miles werenotified wide Mo G.S.R 4176; mspeaorot Police the cate 30 May. 2008 Pret Mate: isco of nd Pea, Hne Rood Wxaoa, Nev DABL1N04 ‘et ble Be Cobb Peat, Dab 105, 2aRules related to prohibition of advertisement, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco productsfest ah oh wer ssc0897 JX = Vista The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY am ars 3—3e-WE (1) PARTISection 3Sub-vection (), wfeen @ vate PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 3) “H eeell, Hrerart, we 31, 2005/0 16, 1927 Nu 231] NEW DELI, TUESDAY, MAY31, 200S{TVAISTHA 10, 1927 -RED.NO DL Honus cere atc fone eter sie arerT sabre, 31 wf, 2008 waft. 45(0.— aie WER, fanz sik et aranp sang (fear ar were air amor cer aN, SeTe, orev ait fae oa fatraes) aafeFre, 2003 a ere SI are wee viferet arr wa at BE, forte ae aT zeae (fess ar Wehr air caer Tar Sane, See, Wea Se fercre ae fae) free, 2004 at avila ae & fae Prafatas fan saret 2, arate: 1.) Prent er ar fante site art aarp sears (rare tar fer itz wearer ae niforser, sere, Sere Bite fererzor ae Fabracry zierg) Fe, 2005 21 (2) Quest sme, 2005 stuart ett 2. fante sty ara ararg gene (gia ar vlerter ste er ae aly zee, ava ait farror any fates) Frm, 2004 q- (@) fran 24, feerfertian Ge ate: wena fren arom, arate: "(S) ‘aorae fara’ 2 aftr at er SC) Fata & efates aida: @) eam, dae sik wena & faa, afagie a fas & fer feral ararep Fee a AMT A aS Hy STANT, 1658 Gi2005 4THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY Page (i) faalbais arm a deark at carr et rearg seat ar fae fare Resets a ores are afte dar wa Bonen ara é at ayaa ay sien Gi) feel faire gery sorte arr Tear fir faire tr aie aera star srt regi a1 seer, aie (iv) Wang seg ak quae feafrat ar scat sa ae ora nei ac aaat & festa a" (@) Rev 4 dam wy Preteen fra var soem, orate “4. farte cen sear rang sear & feraes at fade (2) fail weree a1 feet gai, viel Faria an faret ar aang Senet & Ree Ss fae ser at net &, & wayne wy farses & fee wqae ate a arse ais Heber x Gaicite dante & afirs at et 2) {i} Gi 8) @ 6) 8 yoda arg we feat mea rer a, sii omy at, Reafattan dance om, FS & vit feet we wpe the @, fret ars dia dattier x dex Seber A ett, aaig:- weg & der eh é, ar ararg & ate act 2) wefan? 8 irfeee Taree tore ayaa a wefts, goo sity wae yeu i tact are ore fret att ate we rarer cag sal va at ast ehh ote ats wx sis tat fas, amanp seuct Sais mT ser afeghesree woe an faa velar ae free omegti crest ate fact et Sd A warengent ot wher at fre saa Sa Gal fete aT wares ar eRe ar pret sgl Fane site ary care scant ot fast at sel 8, cearg scat at tat feed ae 2 vere att rt Fas orore wk at ony a em & cafe at wee erat tat foreme Ba 2 Beas |(amare 3) (6) O @ ware BT 9: SENT Rehar on deffo sorters § ad eal on ag mae or wig ora Te Seg aT Tear Sat aed au relies at Beer me aente, sre AST oth defor orkeat, of ge aftrepen & wef #4 a gd scares ae at, Bers grat f qa oft ora sharp scoret vate el fRefaral §, Be oT eT fr se Bae We area Cores wy snter A Soffer aT foram Sve a AT at ott whe eye S aaet or vie a att, a quae Ba a Fea Ghee et Soran wr Wa creng & eA aes St “your Q Sa ata 8" aT ea a aha Sie 2" atk dary Ta ae a Ufa & soar & fore ‘at & Saw ater Ba tary Aha act ay area tart set surest Fett, fart fader or asia ot apres B11 al fet warp sarel 3 ate arm, ait, Farr a ag are eh dt eT cafes, o7 are cif ar at aie gets wife & Bechet wes wafer Fran ser 2, ot ae citer at atatiae en one eh fe ae sa ree Ese fem tarp seme & aie aa sate amt er sa" fran 5d, Frofetion ds vite one, sri “G) Sa tar aa ones a here a erheral arnt, set farreet ay SRE TT SeoTaT oht Fasel ale &, ae ARs or fe core at wr ag tao ealtcat ae Tey sere awe ae at tet am fem aarp sere) at Peat er rete & mee ast ore (4) Fee a Toer aT ere or ahmed a went vet fete aT arr amag see faset Bt ort ¢ ae year tor Be soe at damm ory oh Pact sald grat aeanp seme a Oa aT Peer mat Den 6 drevrera0us—tge] eet TEM, aaa aie Reever: et Presi an gare festa 25 ort, 2006 3x MLAS, 1373 we ERT 33THE GAZETTE OF INDIA :EXTRAORDINARY [Per t—se:. 500) MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 44st May, 2008 GSR. S45(E1— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Producls {Prohibition of Advertisement and Reguation of Trede and Commerce. Production, Supply and Distribution) Act. 2003", the Central Government hereby makes the following ules to amend the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products {Prohibilion of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distioution} Rules, 2004, 1umely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Cigarettes and other Tobacco, Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Cor-merce, Produciion, Supply and Distribution {Amendment} Rules, 2005, (2) They shall come inte force on the Ist day of August 2005. 2. in the Cigarettes and other Tobacce Products (Prohibition of Adverlisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production. Supply and Distribution) Ruies, 2004 - {9} in rule 2, the following ciause shall be insertad, namely.- “tel ‘Indtect aavertsement’ mentioned in section 5 1) of the Act means:(art tare 39] ST UTE, TUT {) the use of a name or brand of fobacce products tor marketing, promoting or advertising oiner goods, services and events: (i) the marketing of fobacce products with the aid of a brand name or trademark which is known ass, or in use 98, a name or brand for other goods and service; (@} the use of particular colours and fayout and/or presentation those cre associated with particular tobacco products: and {iv} the Use of tobacco products and smoking situations when advertising other goods and services.” fb} for sule 4, the following rule shall be substituted, namely.- “4, Prohibition of advertisement of cigareties and other tobacco Products.— {1} The sie of the board used for the advertsement of Cigarettes end any other fobacee products displayed at the entrance of a warehouse or a shop where cigareite or any other lobacco products offered for sale shall not exceed sidy centimeters by forlytive centimeters. {2}. Each such board shall contain in an Indian longuage as applicable, one of the following warnings occupying the top edge of the board in a prominent manner measuring twenty centimeters by fifteen centimeters, namety:- {Tobacco causes cancer, or {i} Tabacco kills 35“THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY. ___ Byer sen at (3) The health warming refered fo in suotule 2 must be prominent. legible and in black colour with a white background. (4) The display ooard shalt only list the type of tobacco: products available and no brand pack shot, brand name of the tobacco product of other promotional message and piclure shail be displayed on the board. The display board shall not be backlit or illuminated in any manner, {5} The owner or manager or in-charge of the atfais of a place where cigarelies and other lobacce products are sold shall not display tobacco products in such o way that they cre visible so as to prevent easy access of tobecco products to persons below the age of eighteen years. {6} No ingivicval or a person or a character in cinema and television programmes shall dispiay tobacco products or their use. Where, however, cinema and television programmes which have been produced prior fo ths notification have scenes wih smoking situations and use of other forms of tebacco, it shall be mandatory to place a heaify warning as a prominent scroll of the bottorn of the television or cinema screen with font in black colour on white background which és legible-and readable, The text of the warning shall be ‘Smoking causes cancer’ or ‘Smoking kills’ for smoking form of tobacco use and ‘Tobacco causes cancer' or ‘Tobacce kills’ for chewing and other form of tobacco. The health warning shall be in the same language/s as used in the cinema or the television programme, (7) Wherever brand names ot foges of tobacco products form a part of the pictures to be printed in any form of print or outdoor media or footage to be aired through any form of electronic media, it shall be 36[amare 36) 1 FLT TAT mandatory for the media to crop or mask the same to ensure that the brand names and logos of the tobacco. Products are not visible.” (c]__ in rule 5, the following clauses shall be added, namely.- “(3) The owner or the manager or the in-charge of the aifais of a place where cigarettes or other tobacco products are sold shall ensure that no tobacco product is sold through a vending machine in order to prevent easy access of tobacco products to persons below the age of eighteen yeors. (4) The owner or the manager of the incharge ul Ihe affars of a place where cigarettes or other tobacco products are sold shall ensure that no tobacco product is handled or sold by a person below the age of eighteen years." IF. No. P-16012/1/2005-PH] BHAVAN! THYAGARAJAN, Jt. Secy Note: The principal rules were published vide number GSR 137 dated 25" February, 2004. New Delhi. 10064 Pious a hag Go of ts Rem ing Bead Map ‘su Fabien te Cmte ef Pent, Bete 105 arRSH Be Ter 3500859 REGD.ND.D.L-5106450 The Gazette of Gudia MET TGs 3—ST-BeR (i) PART IlSection 3—Sub-section (1) afer @ wanfira PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY % 34] Na. 324] ag Ravett, eyararr, put 22, 2005 01eF 34, 1927 NEW DELI, FRIDAY, SULY 22, 200S/ASADHA 31,1927 verter afte fare rarer TET (rave teeny myfaes ab fees 22 gent, 2008 reer, a96( 31). er re, srereTON ST 1, Bee 3, Teas (1) 8 es ater se esreer ot ferent straps TR A, 3456) Re 31-5-2008, [Fite ot sea see (Pra rf athe are ee nies, zeae, PT er ee iPr) (aire) fremmset, 2005], F:— firm (2) 8 fe, Pret seein Pe a1, aries (2) 9 2mm 2005 AsrENETAN | tea thf t00r27i2006- eR] wart verre, ages fers 2205 612093 Print by te Manager, Govt. of Tada ‘MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE. Departinent of Heath) COnMGENDUSE ‘New Delhi the 22nd July, 2005 GSR. 496(2).—in th notification of Government of luda, Minisry of Heath and Fanmly Welfure, No. GSR. 345 (E) dated 31-5-2005, [Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of ‘Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply ard Distriticn) (Amendment)Rales, 2005), pubished in Part, Section 3, Subsection (i) ofthe Gazete of India, Extraordinary:— For rule 1(2) the following shall-be substituted, namely — (2) They shal come into force om the 2nd dy ol Oraober 2005." (EN P-16012/10005-54] BHAVANI THYAGARAJAN, It. Secy From, Ring, Road, Mayapun, New Debi-110064 ‘snd Pablnhed by the Controllr of Pa 38 ications, Deli! 10084,‘faegh ah at eer 5800879 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY wm THs 3—TU-IUE (i) PART Section 3—Sub-seeton () suture & sett PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY % ais] 7d fect, aqeatvary, frereat 25, 2008 afar 7, 1927 ~ No. 418) NEW DELI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009/ASVINA 7, 1927 verre ite fare arr Te (ama ott ofan aca far) a ‘at ferot, 29 first, 2008 ST, 616( 91). ToT, oT 3 am Ul, ave a, sya (i) Fare em ae, BET bi after mere stare of feagen =, LAA, 436( 91) safes Res 22 re, 200 [Farce rt ara ary STE Frama om afer sit cree ee ef, See, WOE TT Frren Faferr) (esis) Penrert, 2008 ], 8 fa, ae athe "2 rae, 2005" fire ea eT at Tr, 2006" sfreation rear [oa a F-r6012/12005-teH] 2531 Grawos MINISTRY OF ARALTH AND PAMTEY WRTFARR ‘Department of Health and Family Welfare) CORRIGENDUM ‘New Delhi the 29th September, 2005 GS.R. 616(E,—In he notification of Government ‘of Tedia, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare No (.S -496(E) Conigenin datod 22nd July, 2005, the [Cigars and Other Tobacco Products (Proniition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trad> and Commerce, Production, Supply end Distribution) (Amenémente) Rules, 2005), published in Par I, Section, Sub-secion fi) ofthe Gazette of India, Exirsordinary for the day, month and veat, “ond day of October 2008”, the day, month and year "It ay of January, 2006" may be substitute [F No. P-16012/1/2008-PH] BHAVANITHVAGARAJAN, It. Secy Printed by the Manager, Gow of Indi Fras Ring, Reng, Mayapur, New Deli-110064 ‘and Pablihed by the Conte cf Publications, Debi 10054,The Gazette of India exronDeany NMI ave 3—ZT-E (i) PARTI Section 3_Sub-section (i) ier @ venir _PURLISIED BY AUTHORITY = ae Eee, em, TERT 50, 2005/5 9, 1927 /AGRAHAVANA9, 1927 No. 488] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOV! area th oftet Sea aT ange “7 fee, 30 THER, 2005 La fa, 698( 8).— ata aeeM, feria siz aru orang Jere (faa a fae atte eT TAT aria Sears, Were atte feereot a feafeeraa) aafePra, 2003 Ff ure 31 gre WoW eee rain are gy Fett afte ora aarp sears (Perea a oferta sate saree crear are, ATT, WAT cate farreor ay faba) Pers, 2004 a ath ee aera & fay Preafation fram aerate, sree 1 (1) ga Saas ar Sitter Riera ate over carey gears (Paar er and oe ear ara aires, Seuss, ere at Farrer aa Fabra) (Tare sizthe) Pre, 2005 #1 (2) al saad, 2006 stage et 2. fame sth ser aap are (fara ae ufedty aft aa aren anfoes, FIA, WET sie farre aa fatrema) Fras, 2004 & Fra 4 G) 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ae OY sets Be eas Fy tinny rand @ ais amr ote wn Rand Te ENT 7 a oretgy Create steroid een emer, atk i: ne ten wR, wei Per UR “(9 arid ae aro cram RP of se bara, efles Ren G ‘ie atk eft Hae a HAR ‘alka tio vane wfta Bf anata a} afi Rava Datu i: anit fafifiee ey om UTE | aR eR a Mas SH TT aan at ees oS Sete ween Se THAR eee BO ee ee a th Ree BATE are eke SUH LACH S-1601272006-he] See UTR, eigaerafet foot ge fmm ae 8 goa, aM 2, Tso GF MOAI oe Bs HA, 2008 Ze rors Ry ay oy BLAALA, SASiat TM 31 AL, 2008 ere fue feng Te | MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE NOTITIGATION New Delhi, the 30th November, 2005 G-S.R. 898(E)— in exercise of the powers conforred by section 31 of the Cigareties Gnd other Tobacco Products (Prohinition of Adveritement ard Regulation of Cigerettes and other Tobacce Products [Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade ond Commerce, Production, Suppty and Distibution) Rules, 2004, namely:- 1. oni tase fules may be called the Cigoretie: and other Tobacco Products [Prohibiton of Advertisement and Regulation cf Tade and Commerce, Production. Supply and Distiipution (second! Amendment) Rules, 2005. (2) They shall come into force.on the 1 day of January 2006. 2. In the Cigarettes and other Tobacee Products {Prohitstion of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply end Distribution {Amendment Rules, 2004, in rute 4,- {for sub-zule (6) tho following shall be substituted, namely:- “é) No individual or a person or a choracter in cinema and television froaremmes shat! display tobacco proaucis or theit use: provided thet ths sub-tule shall not apply to (2) thdian films and tetevicon Programmes displaying use of tobaceo oducts necessary to represent the smoting or lobacco usage of Peal historical figure or for representation of a historical eros {0} Old incion’ fims and television programmes, produced Prior 18 coming into effect of this notification, being screened in a cinema hall or theaire or aed on television: 45THEGAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY. [Parr It—see. 300] {e} Foreign films and television programmes, including dubbed or sub- titted foreign films or television programmes, being screened in cinemas halls of theatres oF aired on television, {d) Indian or foreign films and television programmes, displaying use of tobacco products, in cose of documentaries or health spots made to clearly and unembiguously reflect the dangers and dire consequences of lobacce use; fe} Uve coverage of news, cument offoits, interviews, public meetings, sports events, cultural events and the like. being telecast on television whereby there 5 a purely incidental and completely unintentional coverage of use of tobocce products: Provided that the exemptions under clauses (a). (bJ. (Cl, (d) & (e abeve shall not extend fo display of brands of fobacce products or tobacco product placement in any form. Close ups cf cigorette packages or jobacco produets shall not be permissible and such scenes shall be edited by the producer/distrivytar/broadcaster prior to sersering in cinemas/theattes or airing on jelevision. Expionation (1).- For the purpose of this sub-+ule, all films that receive CBFC cerlificaiion prior fo the effective date of this nofification shall be categorized as ‘old films’ Explanation (2),-For the purpose of this sub-ule, “Foreign film’ implies ‘Imported’ as defined in tho Cinomatogtaph (Centiication} Rules, 1983, {6A] It shall be mandatory for the producer or diskibulor of the film to include anti tobacco health spots of minimum thinly seconds curation in the moster print, 10 be scigened at the beginning, middle and end of the sci film. In case of ald Indion films, the owner or manager of the cinema hat or theclie where the fim is being screened shall ensure thet these anti jobaces healin spots are duly screened as prescribed, The provisions of this sub-rule shall not apply to clause {dj of sub-rule 6. 163) In case of television programmes, it sha be mandatory for the broadcaster to ensure either placement ot an ont tobacco health waming as a prominent scroll at the bottom of the television screen during the petiod of such aisploy or ifing of anti tobacco health spots for a petiod of minimum thirty seconds during tho telecast of each television programme of thirty minute duration or less. In case the television programme is more than thirty minutes further cirime of 30 seconds shall be dliocated for each incremental thity minutes, for telecesting anti tobacco spots. The minimum duration of each anti tobacco spot shall be not less than 18 seconds. The provisions of this sub-rule shall not apply to clauses (d) and (e} of subrule 6:(mn-ws39) SRO ST TITY : SATU fii) (ii) Provided that, the anti tobacco health waming scroll shall be legible and readable with font in black colour on white background. The text of the health waming shail be ‘Smoking causes cancer' or “Smoking kils' for smoking form of tobacco use and ‘Tobacco causes cancer’ or ‘Tobacco kills’ for chewing and other form of tobacco orsuch other ‘worning as may be specified by the Goverment: Provided further thot, the anti tobacco health waming scrolls or health spots shail be in the same language(s) as used in the film or television Programme. incase of dubbed or sub-iited films or television Programmes, the scrolls or spots shall be cared in the language of Subbing or sub-tilement” for sub-rule (7).the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Wherever brand names or logos of tobacce products form a part of the Fictures to be printed in any form of print or outdoor madia or footage to be aired through any form of electronic media, it shall be mandatory for the media to crop or mask the same to ensure that the brand namer and logos of the tobacco products are not visible, except in case of live or delerred live telecast of sports, cultural and other events/activilies held in other counties being aired on television in India”. after sub-rule [7).the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- “i8) A Steering Committee shail be constituted under the chairmarship of the Union Health Secretary with representation from among others the Minisiry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Law & Justice, Advertising Standards Council of india, Press Council of India, Members of Parliament and voiuntary organizations. This Committee wil take cognizance suo moto or look info specific violations under section § of the Act, The Commitiee shail also evaluate Cases related to indirect advertising and promotion and pass orders thereof”, (F.No. P-16012/1/2005-PH] BHAVAN THYAGARAJAN, Jt. Secy. Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part Il, section Bi] vide number GSR 137 dated the 25" February, 2004 and were amended vide number GSR 345 E dated the 31+! May 2005. Printed by the Manager. Gort. of India Pes. Ring Road) Mayapu, New Dell. 110061 ‘nd Published by the Contolle of Publiatons,Delhi-110054 arJd = Ista The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY UT aes 35ST (1) PARTI—Section3—Sub-section () safer @ enfin PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY area atte aan FeTTo afeva ef eed, 30 fear, 2009 aA, 7548). —HKe & TaN, sre nm 1, a0 3, Sean (4) wea ea CATE, PTE cafe ea cara sare a aig LALA, G16C 31) ‘afters Peri 20 firmer, 2005 [Fire ath sare Fee CARTE wR BET Te ATI, See, wee SN fiers fare) (fete) Freenret, 2605] sem et TG, STRITEN TL, HE 3, SAE (|) Hwa sara, Seer aft stare sea aera ET BETA, £98(3), Feats 30 ER, 2005 [fete ate et may eae ¢ Praret er afte oil oars ating, ear, wear Face FF) (ee sin) For, 2005), #1 seE, 2006", sel MY wea & RE" A, 2006" afer Fen a1 (mt reorn nossa] arf err, pease viss Giav0s Printed by th ‘Maragcr Govt of Ind Fresy Ring Road, Miyspur, New Dei 110008 we Resi, wa, Fear 26, 2005/e 9, 1927 NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2005/PAUSA 9, 1927 ‘MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE CORRIGENDUM, New Dethi, the 1th December, 2005 GSR. 754(k}—Ia the nouficetion of Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare No. G.S.R. 616(E) Comgeadura dated 29th September, 2005, t0 the ([Cigaretes aad other Tobacco Produc (Probibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distrbuuor) (Amencment) Rules, 2005), published in Pas I, Section 3, Subsection i Gazete of india, Extraordinary and mn the nohification of Goverament of india, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare No. GSR. 698(F), dated ¥0th November, 2005, [The Cigarettes and ether Tobacco Produc's (Prohitison of Advertisement and Regulation of Vrade and Comumerc, Production, Supply and Distribution} (Second Amendment) Rules, 2005], published in Part TI. Section 3, Sub-seccon (i of the Gazette cf India, Extraordinary, jor the words “Ist dy of Inmuary, 2006" wherever they sppear, the words ‘of March, 2008" may be substinuied IF No, P-16012!172005-PH) BILAVAN! THYAGARAIAN, Ju Sexy ‘and Publsied by the Conuotiee of Publications, Deh 10054 49Rae Bh eer 3300899, Che Gazette of India pxmaonDmAny a wer 3a -es PARTI—Section 3—Sub-section (i) fear & vere PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 4 73 ag Reef, quent, are Ne. 73] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006/PHALGUNA 10, 1927 1, 2006/TEYA 10, 1927 are ate afte SemT PTE wen eee, 28 weet, 2008, ae, 124(9).— aren res, rete SLT, Gre 3, Fa-wUE (i) F vache we wa, ET ath fear emeer er geen 6, ALLY, 754( 3) “afeen Fes 30 Ferman, 2005 #, farce oh sea Tea “Teme (Pear a wf ate sare ee afore, sew, sree free fares) (xiv) Frnt, 2005 af ‘ee at sara Tee [Pa wr at aT. ‘eiextir sey, ere em FF) (quer) | ‘rere, 2005 3 fer, ata “1 a, 2006", ET 96°" ier, 2006" sre Fat =e [a8 a-teore 2005 te] ward orn, tiger afer 361 GU20N6 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, (CORRIGENDUM New Dethi, the 28th Februzry, 2006 GS.R.124(K).—In the notification of Government of lndia, Ministry of Health and Family Weifwe Ne. 6 S.R ‘754(E}, Corrigendum dated 30th December, 2005, 1 the Cigarettes and Other Tabacco Products {(Prohitition of ‘Advertisement and Regulation of Trade anc Cormmerce, Production, Supply and Disuibution) (Amendment}] Rules, 2005 and the Cigarettes aad Otter ‘Tabacco Pruducts {(Protubstion of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution} (Second Amencment)] Rules, 2005, published in the Part IL, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India ‘Extrsord:nary forthe day, month and year“Lat day of March, 2008", te day, month and year “Ist day of Apri, 2006" ‘may be subsotuted. [No P-1@012702005-PH) BHAVANI THYAGARAIAN, It Secy 2, Govt of Unis Prss, Ring. Read, Mayepun, New Delhi! 10064 fend Patties by the Concer of Publiatiens, Deli-1 1005s 51Hage Be Te 300099 oe ont The Gazette of F ud EXTRAORDINARY WMT OE 3~30-WE () PART Section 3—Sub-section 6) Viewer @ weitere PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY “ad Reeet, amare, are 37, 20068 10, 1928 = 128] No. 128} NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2006CHAITRA 10, 1928 ares oft sftare Seam Aare MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE a CORRIGENDUM. 21 Fez, 3054, 2006, BaP 190(3}) — TTA TTA STENT 3 ae 3, 21a (1) 8 we sre AT, TEA fear ears seers a fg &, TLL, 128137) ufos Petts 26 west, 2006 fee oe rm Tey eT (cPearar arr ate a og afr, Teen, were a ‘pre fate) (Hehe) | Frtereeh, 2005 ate Price se Sar earg aes [ (Fre arf she ance ah, prea, vem er fear) (ger NA)] PART, 2005 5 fer, ete ert t4 bey, 2005", ra THE, 200" fea fem a1 (a Fh -160791/2008-thT] sant erm, tps ofa 985 G12 rind by te Mama, Govt. of Vala Pr, Ring. Rod, Nayapari, New Dah 110064 ‘snd Pablabed by the Coseller of 53 Now Delhi ke 20th Mareh, 2006 G.8. R. 1992) —In the notification af Govern iment of lndiay Ministy of Health & Family Welfare No. GSR 124(E) Corrigendum dated 28h Feoruary, 2006, to the Cigaretes and other Tohacco Products |(Prhibiton of Adverisemert and Regulation of Tiage and Commerce, Production Sopply and Disirintion) (Amendment) Rules, 2008 and whe Cigareties and cther Tobacco Products [(Prohibiion of adbortcoment and Regulation of Tre fnd Commerce, Production, Supply and Disibtion) (Second Amendment)] Rules, 2005, published in the Part, Secaon 3, Sub-section i) of the Gazete of Indie Extn nry fx he day, moth and oar etsy of Ape, 2008", the day, month acd yeat "Ist day of May, 2000° inay be subshated [E.No.PA@)12/1 2005-77] BHAVAN THYAGARAJAN, 5 Sey Pblewions, Dlhi-110054,carat we eer 2200109 ron 9 REOD.NO.D.L-300499 ont The Gazette of Gudia ‘ar —aee 3 T-wee G) TART D—Section 3-Subvoection () vaneraTe & veeifeTa PUBLEHED BY AUTHORITY H 178) vad facet, param, sitet 28, 2006 grer 8, 1928 No 173] NEW DELHL, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2036’VAISAKIA 8, 1928 Tava at afters aren aT MINISTICY OVHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Ue a Reel, 28 otiher, 2006 carat, 259(3) sre es, FATT & UM 0, wor 3, ware (j) A wef ora Fee eres ah wie eam trea Bt ate a om. ft. 19091) fers Prien 31 are, 2006 H, fasta ote omar wamy aeere [foram 1 finde, a OTe US aaferes, scares, FETE aT flsacoT Foti) Criatet)) Frew, 2005 vik Rete ate ara aang sere [ (frame om afte at er oF ATTN, SOT, TET aN Pear fahren) Te ‘iat ] Pronrah, 2005 # fs, ore alte ard "4 1, 2006", 3 wary a3 ore, 2006"? shred Fare m1 CL &. 160127112008] sos een dee aftr nus ov2606 Printed by the Mamge, Govt of India Brow, Ring Read, Npaperi, Now Daf 110064 CORRIGENDUM ‘NewDelhi, the 28th April, 2006 GSR. 2591} In thecotfication of Government of Lodia, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare No.GSR 190 ) Conizendumndateé 31s March 2005, ‘the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Prahibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Suppty and Distabution) (Amendment Rules 2005 and the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products [Protibition of Adverisoment and Regulation of Trade and Coinmeroe, Production, Supply and Distribution} ‘Second Arseadment) Rules, 2005 pubtishadin the Part Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of ladia, Extraordinary forthe day, month anu year" Ist cay of May, 22006", the day. month and year “Ist day of Angst, 2006" ray be substineed IF No P-16012/12005-841] BHAVANI THYAGARAIAN, It Secy, ‘and Poblabed by the Contr of Puhatons,Dylh 110054,reg a. 3300099 Che Gazette of Judia Mut 1 ag 3— se () PART I1—Section 3—Sub-section ib fear & wari PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY @ 341] ‘ag feveit, sive, Ge 31, 2006/ are 9, 1928 NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 31, 2006SRAVANAS, 1928 Na. 340) rarest aft Ulta wean CTT aeae i fee 31 Me, 2006 BUSTA, 499( an). HRT STH, aera sm, Bre, sare Gi) Wo eafa eee wen, serene ere aT Saw ahETH HeLa 2s0(7) RETH RP 2b atte, 2006 Yate ake ot are, 3 [Fears owe oe sae EL TT, sewer, ere er Fron FPA} (fei) Fret, aos 2 fate fara mea So (FRAT LMA shea o arg, seas, eR tat Bret PATER) gan shen) Rraraet, 2005 fg, Be a we "arr, 2006", Te" sea 2006" fT fem am | (on B1e1202005-8T sear Tar, wg 2327 GIaH06 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ‘CORRIGENDU New Delhi, the stduly, 2006 G.S.R. 449(E).—In the notification of Government of India, Ministry af Health and Farhily Welfare No. GSR 239(6) Corrigendum datext 28th Apeil, 2006 to the Cigaretes ard otter Tobacco *roducts[(Probibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade end Commerce, Production, Supply and Distiitution) (Amendment) Rules, 2005 and, the Cigarenes and other Tobacco Products ((Prokibition ‘of Advertisement and Regulstionof Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Second Amendment)] Rules, 2005, published in the Part $1, Secticn 3, Sub-section (0) of the Gazer of India, Extmordinary for the day, month and year “2st day of Aagust, 2006", the day, month and year “2nd day of ‘October, 206” may be substituted, [F.No.P-16012/12008-9F] RHAVANITHYAGARAJAN, It Secy. Trine by he Nonage, Gov of Lia Hes, Rng Rood, Mayapor, New Ochi 12068 ‘and Published by the Consaller of Pubficaions, Delt-11405%. 8tPepi ow ss00199 Jiktd = Che Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY ‘ar ace 3—3U-TETE (i) PART LSeetion3—Sub section (9) wife ot Wee PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ad 463) ‘ad feet, qeanfrary, ferent 28, 2006/2 06, 1928 ~ No, 43] NEW DFLHL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 20IG/ASVINA 6, 1928 at ferct, 23 fier, 1006 RLF, 599(31) Or area, SIMA MT, WWE 9 TT a (1) A ee ae are, are ior erm sierra afrgsra a, LTT 449() Yaa fete 21 mf, 2006 @, fate she Sm wa So, (i feeres ar fete AR Ia al aT, SA wera vee sae Fates) (istere) | FacaTaet, 2008 site farts a A tea, Sos [Pare er ate athe cara ae aire, See, SATA Ten Pariew fePceee) (qaeraiebie} | frearoet, Duis A fer, ae ih a 2 sage, 2606" ab war Te 2 Far, 2006" waa Reet | (Com 160120102905.) vert err, EaRT ee MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE CORRIGENDING New Delhi, the 281+ September, 2006 GS.R. $99(Ei.—In_ th: soification of Government of India, Ministy of Health and Family Welfare No. GSR 449 (E} Corrigenduira dated 1st July, 2006 (@ the Cigarrites and other Tobacoo Products [{Irohibition of Adveriisemea! and Regulaliun of Taste and Corunerce, Production, Supply and Disiibucion)(Amendmeat)] Rubs, 2005 and the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products {(Pronibition of Advertisementand Regulation of Trade and Commecrec, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Second Amendmeat)] Rules, 2005, published in the Part fl, Section 2, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary forthe day, month and yea: "2nd day of October 2006" the day, ‘month ané Year ‘2nd day of November 2000" may be supstinted, Ue No, POUL 1/ARD-PHY BHAVAN! THYAGARAJAN, It Secy. 3085 o1nw0 Printed by the Manager, Gost. of Indi Press, Ring. Road, Miyapur, New Debi Lote ‘ana Pubched hy the Coatellee of Poblietsas, Delhi! 16084 59‘gt Hest EE 3200099 REGD,NO.D.1. 3300499 JIN a VISTA The Gazette of Gudia awe 3 TTT 6 PART [—Sretioa 3—Sub-section () ‘atten: & werforet PUBL AUTHO! we Tere, gear, SAIAT 18, 2005/97 26, 1928 NEW DELI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2006/4S VIVA 26, 1028 arpa Sire afters wee Hater aber ord fest, 17 seg, 2oN6 ceive fa, o46( a7) ashe aro, fet ate are Fang weve (Paarer a vio abe cara ae were . Frotibttion of Sale of Cigarestes anc other Tobacto Products Around Edvesthowal initisutions— (1) Display of Board. —The owner or manager of any porson in-charge of affairs of che edacational institution shal cisplry ans exhibit a boerd ata conspicuous piace(s) outside the premises, prominently stating that sae of cigarettes and other tobacco products in an ares within « radius of ont hundred yards of the educational istitution is szictly prohiized and that tis an offence punishable with the five which may extend to two hundred rupees. @ Meaturement of Diviarce—Disace of ore hundred yards shall be measured radially starting fom the oxter limit of boundary wall, fence or asthe case may be, of the educational istittion. IF No,P-16011/272003-744] BHAVANITHYAGARAIAN, It Seey, ‘of india Press, Ring Road, ayapar, New Delli-11064 d by the Contoter of Publications, Dahil 0054 2trap te He anaeng SN a The Gazette of Gudia EXTRAORDINARY (WET a0 3A PART Hh fetion} Sab sete) saticere & wee HUMES BY ALTHORTTY ‘ae Fer, 7pree, Prva 18, 2008/70 27. 7937 =a a NEW. DELIBI.FRIDAY, ‘een af fre wear TIT, (Crees abe Rent seme Fre) faq eRe 3 fet, 2309 LR, A, 6a) FE Fete she ot ag (rar Br ie he Of TET, gen enone: ra) fr, 200 (210075 38) amy | ah oH (3) RUT HPT TIT “GT Freee, 2009 he ie eA Fa a ‘proeemy sheen at ur 6 3 ee (=) Save Ta a [ava a segn7 roa a1 AS re, ge ctr ve uO pany akg, cveinen a_i es, Re ond Spi Wow Dab GOR BER IE, ZOH/MMLADRA, 199 MINISTRY OF HEALTIC AND FAMILY WELCARE ‘oparteen of Ve nd Fey Welle) sonmearon ‘Niwa. the [th September, 2008 GSR 687(2)—ta eeecis ore powerscosterot by Subctin (0) oF Seaton | of tke Cguretes ane ‘Other Taboeco Protas ProhiitonofAdventsemantand Regulation of Trade anc Cormmeree, Production, Sumphy and Diribwtion} Az, 2017 (34 of 2003) the Cental ‘Govartnntheshyappeins 18h Sepomdet. 2009 asthe 40099 wh he prwaicer of clave () of Sten & Che sad Act shall comme int ire, en 1envae2007, BK PRASAD, 2.S20. aRules related to depiction of pictorial health warnings on tobacco products packsafar cit xer-93008/99 REGD.NO.DL. a0 Ral a: The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY ren ee 3— INTE (i) PART I Section }—Sub-sectioa (i) wife 8 venir PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY a 297) WF facet, Marr, WEN &, 1006 ATRTE 14, 1528 ~ Nn 297] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 24N6/ASADHA 14, 1925 vearean she afters aE Tiare (Career fara) saficegen ad feet 5 ere, 2006 err Pe, 402 st), —atatte eee amie ate set ary geen (ares 1 oP She are ver fe, ToT, vera ate fea fare) aifafrem, 2003 (2003 1 34) et 7B sve C1), HO 8 a UNTO (2), 8TH re 31-ERr aca viferel an ai rd gy Fiesoan Frm aad 8, ay 1. wifey am athe urea 4 ) 79 fret ar ifn arm fete te ora are, see Chan ape i aa oTIPa} ‘FRM, 210621 (270) are, 2007 1 eB 2. afturery—9a Han aaa fe WER aeaen atid 9a oa) Catal oa fare a aS aaeL se [Pea we wide ak ae ae ares, sere, wee oft fare a Safer) afar, 2003 afin Bs fey Sines a fama he ar dam rea eh de ee fer wye ares oe, Teme, TERT Se er a van a te ote e) On aye Rr ee ic, Si) are aD ee a ets ere area Sr ra VE ae A Fe re oar ee a} eT aT efeara yan Sata wet fae em sere Fa aT eT, di) tnd Soe eee faq be ere rd oe ford fea see soci wt anae ad cases wefhra fear aan sem Gea at ara Said) feemer oter, errr et fe Sa Ferg apt Fart ne A ford Fars tee Sea TA aust € avin reli fem awe ear cor wT, ti) Oho & frat 1 oreo aan FER & fou ta, a ae aed da fra See een eT a TET eT ‘ets erat st adh sefia farm on ee stern en oT TT 72 THE GAZETTE OF PDIA , EXTRAORDINARY Peat u—s00. 300) fafifte eee oer 8 fant at ora a ea ater oe ea as fee earcen tart ate ty 3, fee weet ob dhe mee Afi — (1) fernte a elt rer ara, eae Pret, SPH, STD aT Fert 3 Feo 577 REe SNe EGA OMT Ee he fra ae afar Tim AH (3) eaten Fre aaa ee wes tab Fe a wen fiber ae fae are art wei; Va) fis tamed doped de 2 age ger oa ta tae rR afer a a Ste ath ga tS wat fT Rr Ten sen set een wr fre fear A me seUls ez wr arn ee aay Tere te t fog tee ots fen a dee Ute See Re oO “wipe oft fas ares he wea arc a tel & tee fatto Tae end tao ea he ae eat x fei sa Gaertn fire ger Bar wie ai ta fetatte stares & ai ive aro ae fre me 2, oe ab & oy Sty ach a fst So a ah eee ever one: fr feb era, as oy Ta, ToT BY BUROTTET Rae aT 2 Fare, sare Spee we ares for amor. 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Meu,—ae fatter Ferm ara ating fas se orgyct & fn 3 & 3a fa (2) & steanta ym eed wa isle ramen Ser Sr Teal Fa, Te, Bee he eT e fash ah wen a reat ae fT ST (AL Leo ors AT] seat camara, ge te MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health) NOTIFICATION New Dai, the Sth July 2006 CS.R 402 (E).—In exeresseof the powers conferrsdby Sub-section (1) of Section 7, Sub-section (2) of Section & Section 1) and Section 1 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement annd Repulation 0° Trae and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (34 of 20413), the Central Government hersby makes he folowing mfes. name -— 1. Short title and commencement — (1) Thoce niles mig he called the C1 (Packing and Labelling) Rules. 2006, 2)Thes shall come into fince on the 1 | dayof Febmiary, 20007 2 Definitinns.—tntbese niles. unless the contest cthern ise requires — (Act means the Cigarettes and omer Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of ‘ragicand Commerce, Production. Supply and Distritution) Act. 2003, co) Package” means bos. pouch, come slindrical or any otter typeof pack used For packing cigaret” andothet tobacco products 80Parr Ser 34] sree re TET 3 (©) “principal display area” means— @ for box type packages, two equal sized largest surface area(s) of the box that may be displayed of visible under normal ar customary conditions of sale ar use, Gi) far pouch type packages, the entire surface area of the pack thot may be displayed or visible under normal conditions of sale ot use; (i) for conical we cylindrical typ of packages, the entire curving area of the pack that nay be displayed ‘or visible uader normal or customary conditans ef sale or use, () for any other form at type of package, the tire surfave area of the pack that may be displayed or: ‘visible under normal or custamary conditions af sale oF ws2; (@ “specified health warning” means, such bealth wamings as spocificd by the Cental Gavernment from timeto dang, in the schedulete these rules. 3. Manner of packing and Iahelling.— 1} Every person eagageddivety o iniseuly inthe production, supply, tmport of distribution of cigarette cr any other lobacen products shall ensue Uht,— (@ every package of cigarette or any other (ebacon product shall have the specified health warning exactly as specified in the schetulc to these mules; () the specified health warnings shall occupy at eas fifty percent ofthe principal d splay swea/s of the pack and, ‘hall be pesitionod paraiiel tothe top adzo ofthe package andin the same direction asthe information on the nncrpalaaspiay arew/s Provided that for conical packs, :he widest end of the pack shall be considered as the top edge of the pack: Provided further that for bax and pooch typeof packs, the specified health warning shall appear on both sides ifthe pack, on the largest panels; © noneof the clentents ofthe specified waming are severed, cavered or hidden in any mannet wien thepackage is sealed or opened; (4) caw messages thal directly or indixeelly promols a sporific tmbaoce brand or tobacco usage in general ase ‘inscribed on the tobacta product package (©) no protuct shall be sold unless the package contains the specfied healh warring: ‘Provided that the specified health warning shall be printed on every retail pack in which the tobacce product is normally intended for consumer use or retail sale, a8 well as aay other external pschaging, such as cartons oF boxes; (the specified warnungs shall be inseribed ia the Language/s used.on the pack Provided that aot more than twa languages shall be used on the pack, so as to ensure that the specifica ‘warnings legible and prominent; (2) no tobacco product package or label shall contain any information thats false, misting, or deceptive, orthat is ikely or intended fo crcate an erroneous impression about the characteristics, Neath effects, oF health or cher tazards ofthe tobacco product or its emissions. This prohibition includes, bu is aot ited to, the use ‘of words or descriptors, whether or not part of the brand name, such as light", “ultra Tight”, “mild”, “ultra mild”, “low tar’, “sti”, “safer” or sinilar words or descripiots; any graphics aseociated with, or likely or intondsd 10 be eaavciatsd with, euch verda or deseriptors; ard any preduct package design charscteritice, associated with, o likely o¢ intended to be associated with, such descriptors 4, Prohibition on obscuring, masking, altering or detracting from the Sperified Heakh Warnings No person shall sell or supply any product, device, or other thing that 4s iateaded to te used, or that can be uscd, 40 céver, ‘obscure, mask, ater, or otherwise detract ftom the display of specified heallh warning on the tobacco product package This includes prohibition to design the product radkage or parts af the package, or accessories thereto, with any over that may obscure the prescribed messages. 5. Rotation of Specified Health Wansings— The specified health warning om tobacco packs shal berotatedevery 12 swonthsor 2s tay be decided by the Central Government from time tine 81