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Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Ban E-Cigarettes In India [Read Bill]

Lawstreet Journal 27 Nov 2019 10:41pm

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The Lok Sabha today (November 27, 2019) passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage, and Advertisement) Bill, 2019, which seeks to prohibit the production, trade, storage, and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in India.

The Bill passed by voice vote was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on November 22, 2019.

The Key features of the Bill are:-

  1. Electronic cigarettes: The Bill defines electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as electronic devices that heat a substance, which may contain nicotine and other chemicals, to create vapour for inhalation.  These e-cigarettes can also contain different flavours and include all forms of electronic nicotine delivery systems, heat-not-burn products, e-hookahs, and other similar devices.
  2. Banning of e-cigarettes: The Bill prohibits the production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution and advertisement of e-cigarettes in India.  Any person who contravenes this provision will be punishable with imprisonment of up to one year, or a fine of up to one lakh rupees, or both.  For any subsequent offence, the person will be punishable with an imprisonment of up to three years, along with a fine of up to five lakh rupees.
  3. Storage of e-cigarettes: Under the Bill, no person is allowed to use any place for the storage of any stock of e-cigarettes.  If any person stores any stock of e-cigarettes, he will be punishable with an imprisonment of up to six months, or a fine of up to Rs 50,000 or both. 
  4. Once the Bill comes into force, the… Continue Reading...

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