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Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 17 : Power to remove difficulties : (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by an order published in the Official Gazette, make such provision not inconsistent…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 16 : Protection of action taken in good faith : No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or any State Government or any officer of the Central Government or any State Government…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 15 : Application of other laws not barred : The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of any other law for the time being in force prohibiting production,…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 14 : Act to have overriding effect : Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 13 : Offences to be cognizable : Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), an offence under section 4 shall be cognizable.

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 12 : Cognizance of offences : No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act, except upon a complaint in writing made by an authorised officer under this Act.

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 11 : Offences by companies : (1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to the…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 10 : Power to dispose of stock seized : After completion of the proceedings before the Court and if it is proved that the stock seized by the authorised officer under the provisions of this Act are stocks…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 9 : Jurisdiction and trial of offences : (1) Any person committing an offence under section 4 or section 5 shall be triable for such offence in any place in which he is liable to be tried under…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 8 : Punishment for contravention of section 5 : Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 5, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to fifty…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 7 : Punishment for contravention of section 4 : Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to one…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 6 : Power to enter, search and seize without warrant : (1) An authorised officer, if he has reason to believe that any provision of this Act has been, or is being contravened, may enter and search any…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 5 : Prohibition on storage of electronic cigarettes : On and from the date of commencement of this Act, no person, being the owner or occupier or having the control or use of any place shall, knowingly permit…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 4 : Prohibition on production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, advertisement of electronic cigarettes : On and from the date of commencement of this Act, no person shall, directly or indirectly,— (i) produce or manufacture or import…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 3 : Definitions : In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "advertisement" means any audio or visual publicity, representation or pronouncement made by means of any light, sound, smoke, gas, print, electronic media, internet or website…

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Act 2019 Section 2 : Declaration as to expediency of control by Union : It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the electronic cigarettes industry.

Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage And Advertisement) Act, 2019 No. 42 Of 2019 An Act to prohibit the production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the interest of public health to…