THE PROHIBITION OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES (PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, EXPORT, TRANSPORT, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE AND ADVERTISEMENT) ACT, 2019

ACT NO. 42 OF 2019 · Enacted [05th December, 2019.] · 18 sections

Section 1.Short title and commencement.

Section 2.Declaration as to expediency of control by Union.

Section 3.Definitions.

Section 4.Prohibition on production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, advertisement of electronic cigarettes.

Section 5.Prohibition on storage of electronic cigarettes.

Section 6.Power to enter, search and seize without warrant.

Section 7.Punishment for contravention of section 4.

Section 8.Punishment for contravention of section 5.

Section 9.Jurisdiction and trial of offences.

Section 10.Power to dispose of stock seized.

Section 11.Offences by companies.

Section 12.. Cognizance of offences.

Section 13.Offences to be cognizable.

Section 14.Act to have overriding effect.

Section 15.Application of other laws not barred.

Section 16.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 17.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 18.Repeal and savings.