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PostHeaderIcon Tobacco Control Act 2003

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The Tobacco PlantCigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 -- [Act 32 of 2003]

An act to prohibit the advertisement of, and to provide for the regulation of trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of, cigarettes and other tobacco products and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

WHEREAS, the Resolution passed by the 39th World Health Assembly (WHO), in its Fourteenth Plenary meeting held on the 15th May, 1986 urged the member States of WHO which have not yet done so to implement the measures to ensure that effective protection is provided to non-smokers from involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke and to protect children and young people from being addicted to the use of tobacco; AND WHEREAS, the 43rd World Health Assembly in its Fourteenth Plenary meeting held on the 17th May, 1990, reiterated the concerns expressed in the Resolution passed in the 39th World Health Assembly and urged Member States to consider in their tobacco control strategies plans for legislation and other effective measures for protecting their citizens with special attention to risk groups such as pregnant women and children from involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke, discourage the use of tobacco and impose progressive restrictions and take concerted action to eventually eliminate all direct and indirect advertising, promotion and sponsorship concerning tobacco;

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PostHeaderIcon COTPA - Display of Boards by Educational Institutions Rules 2009

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children-selling-tobaccoCigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (Display of Boards by Educational Institutions) Rules, 2009

NOTIFICATION:
New Delhi, the 19th January, 2010

G.S.R. 40(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 31 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (No.34 of 2003), and in supersession of the Prohibition on Sale of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products around Educational Institutions Rules 2004, except as respects things, done or ommitted to be done before the supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

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PostHeaderIcon Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008

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tobaccofreeindia-10Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008

PREAMBLE: In exercise of the power conferred by Section 31 of the 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 makes the following Rules, in suppression to Rule 3 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Rules, 2004, namely;

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Tobacco Facts

Tobacco use is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced.

  • There are more than one billion smokers in the world.

  • Globally, use of tobacco products is increasing, although it is decreasing in high-income countries.

  • Almost half of the world's children breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke.

  • The epidemic is shifting to the developing world.

  • More than 80% of the world's smokers live in low- and middle-income countries.

  • Tobacco use kills 5.4 million people a year - an average of one person every six seconds - and accounts for one in 10 adult deaths worldwide.

  • Tobacco kills up to half of all users.

  • It is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world.

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