Category: "Cigarettes And Other Tobacco Products Act 2003"
Section 24 : Punishment for sale of cigarettes or any..
Section 24 : Punishment for sale of cigarettes or any other tobacco products in certain places or to persons below the age of eighteen years : (1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 6 shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and… more »
Section 23 : Forfeiture of advertisement and .. material :
Section 23 : Forfeiture of advertisement and advertisement material : Where any 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… more »
Section 22 : Punishment for advertisement of cigarettes..
Section 22 : Punishment for advertisement of cigarettes and tobacco products : Whoever contravenes the provision of section 5 shall, on conviction, be punishable (a) in the case of first conviction, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two… more »
Section 21 : Punishment for smoking in certain places :
Section 21 : Punishment for smoking in certain places : (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. (2) An offence under this section shall be compoundable and shall be tried… more »
Section 20 : Punishment for failure to give specified..
Section 20 : Punishment for failure to give specified warning and nicotine and tar contents : (1) Any person who produces or manufactures cigarettes or tobacco products, which do not contain, either on the package or on their label, the specified… more »
Section 19 : Appeal : COTPA Act 2003
Section 19 : Appeal : (1) Any person, aggrieved by any decision of the Court adjudging a confiscation, ordering the payment of costs, may prefer an appeal to the Court to which an appeal lies from the decision of such Court. (2) The appellate Court may,… more »
Section 18 : Giving opportunity to the owner of seized..
Section 18 : Giving opportunity to the owner of seized packages : (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… more »
Section 17 : Adjudication :
Section 17 : Adjudication : Any confiscation of cigarettes or any other tobacco products may be adjudged or costs may be ordered to be paid: (a) without any limit, by the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction within the local limits of whose… more »
Section 16 : Confiscation not to interfere with other..
Section 16 : Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments : No confiscation made, costs ordered to be paid under this Act shall prevent the infliction of any punishment to which the person affected thereby is liable under the provisions of this… more »
Section 15 : Power to give option to pay costs in lieu..
Section 15 : Power to give option to pay costs in lieu of confiscation : (1) Whenever any confiscation of any package of cigarettes or any other tobacco products is authorised by this Act, the Court adjudging it may, subject to such conditions as may be… more »