Preparation / Smokers Beware! If you are caught in a public place, you will have to pay half the fine.
The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill also provides for a reduction in the manufacture and sale of illegal cigarettes and tobacco products, which carries a penalty of 1 year and a fine of up to Rs 50,000. Apart from this, if you smoke in a public place, you can be fined Rs 2,000. A ban on the sale of open cigarettes is also being considered in several places.
- The central government has started tightening smoking rules
- Smoking in public will result in a 2000 fine
- The sale of open cigarettes may also be banned in certain places
The central government is preparing to tighten smoking rules. The Center has drafted a bill to increase the age of consumption of cigarettes and tobacco products from 18 to 21 years. Apart from this, the draft also plans to ban the sale of open cigarettes. These spaces may also be restricted to restaurants, smoking rooms at the airport. Apart from this, there is also a proposal to increase the fines for following the rules in public places.
The government has drafted the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Research Act in 2020. The legal age of smoking has been raised to 21 years under Article 6, one of the major amendments. According to the research, no person will be allowed to sell or offer cigarettes or other tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 and within 100 meters of an educational institution.
The rule will also change with the sale of open cigarettes
The government has also demanded a ban on the sale of open cigarettes. Article 7 research states that this will only be possible if the commercial and commercial production of cigarettes or any other tobacco product is in sealed, intact and original packaging.
The government decides to punish smokers with age and fines
The government has also increased the penalty for selling tobacco products to a smoker below the legal age of 2 years, plus a fine of Rs 1,000, up to seven years in jail and a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh. The draft also contains provisions relating to the manufacture and sale of illicit cigarettes and tobacco products.Based on which a sentence of 1 year and a fine of Rs. 50,000 can be imposed. Penalties for making illegal cigarettes can be up to 2 years in jail and Rs 1 lakh. There is also a provision to impose a fine of Rs 200 to Rs 2,000 on smoking in restricted areas.
