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Government of India’s National Tobacco-Control Legislation
On 18 May 2003, the Government of India initiated and enacted the national tobacco-control legislation namely, ‘The Cigarettes and
other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution)
Act, 2003’. The salient features of this legislation include total ban on direct and indirect advertisements of all tobacco products;
prohibition on sponsorship of sports and cultural events which encourage tobacco use; ban on smoking in public places; ban on sale
of tobacco products to minors; ban on sale of cigarettes and tobacco products within a radius of 100 yards of educational institutions;
mandatory pictorial depiction of speciied health warnings, and clear indication of nicotine and tar contents on packets and cartons of
all tobacco products.
The rules for some provisions of the said Act, 2003 relating to prohibition of smoking in a public place, prohibition of advertisements
and sponsorship of cigarettes and other tobacco products and prohibition of sale of cigarette and other tobacco products to a person
below the age of 18 years came into force 1 May 2004.
Source http://www.whoindia.org/en/Section20/Section25_928.htm (website accessed on 2 June 2010).
Following are some excerpts from the Act related to section 4: ‘Prohibition of smoking in a public place’
(l) Public place means any place to which the public have access, whether as a right or not, and includes auditorium, hospital buildings,
railways waiting room, amusement centres, restaurants, public ofices, court buildings, educational institutions, libraries, public
conveyances, and the like, which are visited by general public but does not include any open space
Section 4
4. No person shall smoke in any public place
Provided that in a hotel having thirty rooms or a restaurant having seating capacity of thirty people or more and in the airports, a separate
provision for smoking area or space may be made.
21. (1) Whoever contravenes the provision of section 4 shall be punishable with ine which may extend to Rs 200.
(2) An offence under this section shall be compoundable and shall be tried summarily in accordance with the procedure provided for
summary trials in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
GRIHA speciic information
Objective
To put in place health strategies such as prohibiting smoking in the indoor areas/building or
providing designated/isolated smoking zones within the building designed with separate
ventilation systems with higher ventilation rates than the non-smoking areas. This will ensure
zero exposure of the non-smoking occupants to passive smoking.
30.1 Commitment
30.1.1 In both air-conditioned as well as non-air-conditioned buildings, ensure zero exposure
of non-smokers to the tobacco smoke. Prohibit smoking on the building premises
supported with the company policy.
30.1.2 Ensure that both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned buildings provide a designated
smoking zone with a controlled environment that ensures restriction of the smoke to
the designated area, preferably in the peripheral spaces of the buildings or within the
buildings (for multiple-occupancy buildings such as hotels, non-smoking, and smoking
rooms to be clearly identified).
Government of India’s National Tobacco-Control Legislation
On 18 May 2003, the Government of India initiated and enacted the national tobacco-control legislation namely, ‘The Cigarettes and
other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution)
Act, 2003’. The salient features of this legislation include total ban on direct and indirect advertisements of all tobacco products;
prohibition on sponsorship of sports and cultural events which encourage tobacco use; ban on smoking in public places; ban on sale
of tobacco products to minors; ban on sale of cigarettes and tobacco products within a radius of 100 yards of educational institutions;
mandatory pictorial depiction of speciied health warnings, and clear indication of nicotine and tar contents on packets and cartons of
all tobacco products.
The rules for some provisions of the said Act, 2003 relating to prohibition of smoking in a public place, prohibition of advertisements
and sponsorship of cigarettes and other tobacco products and prohibition of sale of cigarette and other tobacco products to a person
below the age of 18 years came into force 1 May 2004.
Source http://www.whoindia.org/en/Section20/Section25_928.htm (website accessed on 2 June 2010).
Following are some excerpts from the Act related to section 4: ‘Prohibition of smoking in a public place’
(l) Public place means any place to which the public have access, whether as a right or not, and includes auditorium, hospital buildings,
railways waiting room, amusement centres, restaurants, public ofices, court buildings, educational institutions, libraries, public
conveyances, and the like, which are visited by general public but does not include any open space
Section 4
4. No person shall smoke in any public place
Provided that in a hotel having thirty rooms or a restaurant having seating capacity of thirty people or more and in the airports, a separate
provision for smoking area or space may be made.
21. (1) Whoever contravenes the provision of section 4 shall be punishable with ine which may extend to Rs 200.
(2) An offence under this section shall be compoundable and shall be tried summarily in accordance with the procedure provided for
summary trials in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
GRIHA speciic information
Objective
To put in place health strategies such as prohibiting smoking in the indoor areas/building or
providing designated/isolated smoking zones within the building designed with separate
ventilation systems with higher ventilation rates than the non-smoking areas. This will ensure
zero exposure of the non-smoking occupants to passive smoking.
30.1 Commitment
30.1.1 In both air-conditioned as well as non-air-conditioned buildings, ensure zero exposure
of non-smokers to the tobacco smoke. Prohibit smoking on the building premises
supported with the company policy.
30.1.2 Ensure that both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned buildings provide a designated
smoking zone with a controlled environment that ensures restriction of the smoke to
the designated area, preferably in the peripheral spaces of the buildings or within the
buildings (for multiple-occupancy buildings such as hotels, non-smoking, and smoking
rooms to be clearly identified).
