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๭ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ (೦๼ೕฃൡ ඛ๤ಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿౲ඩರ

ಮൡ౨ ฿൐ಜ౲ , ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨ เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ)

(ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) เඒಯಕ, 2024

(2024gÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ «zsÉÃAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÀASÉå-16)

ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಃౙ ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಞ๋൤ ๭ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ

(೦๼ೕฃൡ ඛ๤ಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿౲ඩರ ಮൡ౨ ฿൐ಜ౲, ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨

เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2003 (2003ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 34)ඝ౬ ൟൿ౪ಪല

෥ಡฤ ಒಂൿ เඒಯಕ.

ಇย౵

ಇඝ౬෨ಂං

ಉഴಬฆವ

ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ

ಕකბಟಕ

ฃಜ౲ಃౙ

ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಞ๋൤ ๭ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ (೦๼ೕฃൡ ඛ๤ಧ

ಮൡ౨ ฿౲ඩರ ಮൡ౨ ฿൐ಜ౲, ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨ เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ)

ಅඌඛಯಮ,

2003

(2003ರ

಄ಂದ౳

ಅඌඛಯಮ

34)ඝ౬

ൟൿ౪ಪല

෥ഴโൿ

෷ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;

ಇൿ

ූರತ

ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ

ಎಪ౭൤౨ೖದඡ

ವಷბದย౵

ಕකბಟಕ

ฃಜ౲

เඋನ෱ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ൤ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-

1. ๸౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ๭ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨

ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ (೦๼ೕฃൡ ඛ๤ಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿౲ඩರ ಮൡ౨ ฿൐ಜ౲ ಉ൞౭ದච,

ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨ เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ) (ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2024 ಎಂൿ

ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಇൿ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ

ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬ๾ർඈಥ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.

2. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 4ರ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕಜච.- ๭ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ

(೦๼ೕฃൡ ඛ๤ಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿౲ඩರ ಮൡ౨ ฿൐ಜ౲, ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨

¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ

Part – IVA

, 20

, 2024(

, 01,

, 1945)

BENGALURU, TUESDAY, 20, FEBRUARY, 2024(PHALGUNA , 01, SHAKAVARSHA, 1945)

. 101

No. 101

เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2003 (2003ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 34) (ಇದರย౵

ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಉว౵ೕ಍ಸมಜං)ರ 4ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣಃౙ ಬದมಜ ಈ

෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“4. ๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย౵ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ ಬಳಃಯ ඛ๤ಧ.-෴ช

ವ౲౾౨෷ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย౵ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ವඝ౬ ಬಳಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

เವರൕ: ಈ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ “ಬಳಃ” ಎಂದฉ, ಮൡ౨ ൪෇ಕඝ౬ ඏಮඩನ

෥ഴโൿ ಮൡ౨ ಉಜ෷โದඝ౬ ಒಳತำ౶ತ౨ං.

ಪฏൡ, ෩ವൡ౨ ಆಠലಗಳඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ຄೕങฤ ಅಥ฿ ෩ವൡ౨

ಅಥ฿ ಅದಁౙ ກ೉౞ನ ವ౲౾౨ಗัಡ ಆಸನ ๬ಮಥ౲ბ ຄಂൽฆವ ฉ๵ౣೕฉಂഖ ಮൡ౨

เ෥ನ ඛม౪ಣಗಳย౵ ಒಂൿ ಪ౳൤౲ೕಕ ඏಮඩನ ಪ౳ඃಶ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౩ಳಃౙ ಅವ౽ಶವඝ౬

ಕย౭ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

4ಎ. ๾౽ౙ ෇ฑ ൤ฉ෷โൿ ಅಥ฿ ನഷ๯โದರ ඛ๤ಧ.- ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷

൞කಜ෴ಗย ಅಥ฿ ෴ช ಇತರ ವ౲౾౨ಯ ಪರ฿ಜ෴ಗย ಉಪ๻ರ ಠಹ ಅಥ฿

ಪ෕ ಅಥ฿ ෇ฆ ಅಥ฿ ฉ๵ౣೕฉಂഡ ෴โඃ ກಸคඛಂದ ಕฉಯมಞโದඝ౬

ಒಳತಂಡ ෴โඃ ಸ౩ಳದย౵ ๾౽ౙ ෇ฑ ඝ౬ ൤ฉಯತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ ಅಥ฿ ನഷಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

เವರൕ:- ಈ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ “๾౽ౙ” ಎಂದฉ, ಪ౳൤౲ೕಕ฿ಜ ಒದಜಸมಞವ

๬෩๼ಕ ๾౽ౙ ಅಥ฿ ನಫბฯ ඛಂದ ൪෇ಕඝ౬ ඏಮඩನ ෥ಡฤ ಜನฆ

๳ฆವ ౽ಯბ๸๲౩ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౩ಳ.”

3. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 6ರ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕಜච.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 6ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣಃౙ ಬದมಜ ಈ

෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“6. ಇಪ౭൧౨ಂൿ ವಷბಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫ ವಯ๭౺ನ ವ౲౾౨ಡ ಮൡ౨ ඛൽბಷౣ

ಪ౳ඃಶದย౵ ๭ಗชഖ ಅಥ฿ ಇತฉ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ ෥ฃಟದ ෬ว ඛ๤ದ.-

෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷,-

(ಎ) ಇಪ౭൧౨ಂൿ ವಷბ౾ౙಂತ ಕല෫ ವಯ๭౺ನ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨ಡ ;

(෈) ෴โඃ ๏ౘಣ ๸๲౩ಯ ಒಂൿ ඞฆ ෦ೕಟฑ ๯ತ౨ಳ൤෽ಳಜನ

ಪ౳ඃಶඅಳಡ; ಅಥ฿

(๭) ෈ല෴ಜ ಅಥ฿ ಒಂഔ ಕല౥෴ಜ,

-๭ಗชഖ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ದ ෥ฃಟ ෥ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵,

෥ฃಟಃౙ ಇಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ ಅಥ฿ ෥ฃಟಃౙ ಅඝಮൟ ඛೕಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.”

4. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 21ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 21ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (1)ඡ

ಉಪಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵ನ “ಎರഴ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದมಜ “ಒಂൿ

๬เರ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

5. ຄಸ ಪ౳ಕರಣ 21ಎ ๳ಪბഷ.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 21ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ

ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ๳คಸತಕౙൿ౪.

“21ಎ. ๾౽ౙ ෇ฑ ನഷ๯โದ౽ౙಜ ඈಡච.- 4ಎ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬

ಉಲ౵ಂಫ๯ವ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷, ಒಂൿ ವಷბಃౙ ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ದ ಆದฉ ෩ฆ ವಷბಗัಡ

เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർದ ಅವඌಡ ౽ฃ฿ಸൽಂದ ಮൡ౨ ಐವൡ౨ ๬เರ งඩ෵ಗัಜಂತ

ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ದ ಆದฉ ಒಂൿ ಲౘ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർದ ೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ

ඈಡඛೕಯකಗತಕౙൿ౪.”

6. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 24ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 24ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (1)ඡ

ಉಪಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵ನ “ಎರഴ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದมಜ “ಒಂൿ

๬เರ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

7. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 28ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 28ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (1)ඡ

ಉಪಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵ನ “ಎರഴ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದมಜ “ಒಂൿ

๬เರ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಉං౪ೕಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ౽ರಣಗಳ ຂัಃ

๭ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ (೦๼ೕฃൡ ඛ๤ಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿౲ඩರ

ಮൡ౨ ฿൐ಜ౲, ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨ เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2003

(2003ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 34)ඝ౬ ಈ ෨ಂൽನโಗัಛಜ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಃౙ ಅನ౷෵๭,-

(ಎ) ๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย౵ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ ಬಳಃಯඝ౬ ඛ๤ඌಸฤ;

(෈) ಉಪ๻ರ ಠಹ ಅಥ฿ ฉ๵ౣೕฉಂഡ ನย౵ ๾౽ౙ ෇ฑ ಅඝ౬ ൤ฉ෷โൿ

ಮൡ౨ ನഷ๯โದඝ౬ ඛ๤ඌಸฤ;

(๭) ಇಪ౭൧౨ಂൿ ವಷბಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫ ವಯ๭౺ನ ವ౲౾౨ಡ ඛൽბಷౣ ಪ౳ඃಶದย౵

๭ಗชഖ ಮൡ౨ ಇತฉ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ ෥ฃಟಗಳඝ౬ ඛ๤ඌಸฤ; ಮൡ౨

ಃಲโ

ඩ౳๸ಜಕ

ൟൿ౪ಪലಗಳඝ౬

ಸಹ

෥ഴโൿ

ಅವಶ౲ಕๅಂൿ

ಪคಗ൐ಸมಜං.

ಆದ౪คಂದ ಈ เඒಯಕ.

ಆ൮ბಕ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ౳

ಪ౳๬౨เತ ๎ಸකತ౱ಕ ಕ౳ಮโ ෴โඃ ກ೉౞ನ ๅಚ౞ವඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലฆโൽಲ౵.

ൽඡ๜ ಞಂവฃํ

ಆฌೕಗ౲ ಮൡ౨ ಀഖಂಬ ಕม౲ಣ ෱ൟ౳

JA.PÉ. «±Á¯ÁQë

PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð

PÀ£ÁðlPÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉ

ಅඝීಧ

๭ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ (೦๼ೕฃൡ ඛ๤ಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿౲ඩರ ಮൡ౨ ฿൐ಜ౲

, ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨ เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ)ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2003

(2003ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 34)

X X XX XX

4. ๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย౵ ඏಮඩನ ඛ๤ಧ.- ෴ವඡ ವ౲౾౨෷, ෴โඃ

๬ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย౵ ඏಮඩನ ෥ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵:

ಪฏൡ, ෩ವൡ౨ ಆಠലಗಳඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ຄೕങฤ ಅಥ฿ ෩ವൡ౨

ಅಥ฿ ಅದಁౙ ກ೉౞ನ ವ౲౾౨ಗัಡ ಆಸನ ವ౲ವ๲౩ ຄಂൽฆವ ฉ๵ౣೕฉಂഖ ಮൡ౨ เ෥ನ

ඛม౪ಣಗಳย౵ ಒಂൿ ಪ౳൤౲ೕಕ ඏಮඩನ ಪ౳ඃಶ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౩ಳಃౙ ಅವ౽ಶವඝ౬

ಕย౭ಸಬ๾ൿ.

X X XX XX

ಹൽචಂഖ ವಷბಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫ ವಯ๭౺ನ ವ౲౾౨ಡ ಮൡ౨ ඛൽბಷౣ

ಪ౳ඃಶದย౵ ๭ಗชഖ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ ෥ฃಟದ ෬ว ඛ๤ಧ.

෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷,-

(ಎ) ಹൽචಂഖ ವಷბಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫ ವಯ๭౺ನ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨ಡ; ಮൡ౨

(෈) ෴โඃ ๏ౘಣ ๸๲౩ಯ ಒಂൿ ඞฆ ಗಜಗಳ ಅಂತರඅಳಜನ ಪ౳ඃಶದย౵

- ๭ಗชഖ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ൪෇ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ದ ෥ฃಟ ෥ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵,

෥ฃಟಃౙ ಇಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ ಅಥ฿ ෥ฃಟಃౙ ಅඝಮൟ ඛೕಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

X X XX XX

21. ಃಲโ ಸ౩ಳಗಳย౵ ඏಮඩನ ෥ഴโದಃౙ ඈಡච.- (1) 4ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ

ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ಉಲ౵ಂಫ๯ವ ෴ช ಆಗย ಎರഴ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ

เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർದ ೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ ඈಡඛೕಯකಗತಕౙൿ౪.

X X XX XX

24. ಃಲโ ಸ౩ಳಗಳย౵ ಅಥ฿ ಹൽචಂഖ ವಷბ౾ౙಂತ ಕല෫ ವಯ๭౺ನ

ವ౲౾౨ಗัಡ

๭ಗชഖಗำ

ಅಥ฿

෴โඃ

ಇತರ

൪෇ಀ

ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ

෥ฃಟ౽ౙಜ ඈಡච.- (1) 6ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ಉಲ౵ಂಫ๯ವ ෴ช

ವ౲౾౨෷ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෬ฉಡ ಅಪฃಧದ ತඪ౭ತಸ౩කಗತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಎರഴ ඞฆ

งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർದ ೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ ඈಡඛೕಯකಗತಕౙൿ౪.

X X XX XX

28. ಅಪฃಧಗಳ ฃ೧.- (1) 4ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣ ಅಥ฿ 6ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ෥ಡมದ

෴โඃ

ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬

ඩ౳๭ಁ౲ಷඨ

๿ഴವ

෨ಂ೎෴ಗย

ಅಥ฿

ತฆ฿ಯ฿ಗย ಄ಂದ౳ ಸ౽ბರ ಅಥ฿ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌಂತತั๭ದ ಅಂಥ ෴ช

ಅඌ౽ค෷

ಎರഴ

ඞฆ

งඩ෵ಗಳඝ౬

෦ೕರඈಥ

෮ಬಲಜಡ

ฃ೧

෥ലಸಬ๾ൿ.

X X XX XX

KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

SIXTEENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

THIRD SESSION

THE CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS (PROHIBITION OF

ADVERTISEMENT AND REGULATION OF TRADE AND COMMERCE,

PRODUCTION, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION) (KARNATAKA AMENDMENT)

BILL, 2024

(LA Bill No. 16 of 2024)

A Bill to amend the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of

Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and

Distribution) Act, 2003 (Central Act 34 of 2003) in its application to the State of

Karnataka.

Whereas, it is expedient to amend the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products

(Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production,

Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (Central Act 34 of 2003) in its application to

the State of Karnataka for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy fifth year of

the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the

Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and

Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution)

(Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2024.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by

notification in the official Gazette, appoint.

2. Substitution of section 4.- For section 4 of the Cigarettes and Other

Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and

Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (Central Act 34 of 2003)

(hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), the following shall be substituted,

namely:-

“4. Prohibition of use of tobacco products in public place.- No person

shall use tobacco products in any public place.

Explanation: For the purpose of this section, “use” means and includes

smoking and spitting of tobacco.

Provided that, in a hotel having thirty rooms or a restaurant having seating

capacity of thirty persons or more and in airports, a separate provision for smoking

area or space shall be made.

4A. Prohibition to open or run hookah bar,.- No person shall either on his

own or on behalf of any other person shall open or run any hookah bar, in any

place including the eating house or pub or bar or restaurant by whatever name it

is called.

Explanation: For the purpose of this section, “hookah” bar means “an

establishment or place where people gather to smoke tobacco from a communal

hookah or narghile, which is provided individually.”

3. Substitution of section 6.- For section 6 of the Principal Act, the

following shall be substituted, namely:-

“6. Prohibition on sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products to a

person below the age of twenty one years and in a particular area.- No person

shall sell, offer for sale or permit the sale of cigarettes or any other tobacco

products,-

(a) to any person who is under the age of twenty one years;

(b) in an area within a radius of one hundred meters of any educational

institution; or

4. Amendment of section 21.- In section 21 of the Principal Act, in sub-

section (1), for the words, “two hundred rupees”, the words “one thousand rupees”

shall be substituted.

5. Insertion of new section 21A.- After section 21 of the Principal Act, the

following shall be inserted, namely:-

“21A. Punishment for running hookah bar.- Whoever contravenes the

provisions of section 4A, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which

shall not be less than one year but may extend to three years and with fine which

shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but may extend up to one lakh rupees.”

6. Amendment of section 24.- In section 24 of the Principal Act, in sub-

section (1), for the words, “two hundred rupees”, the words “one thousand rupees”

shall be substituted.

7. Amendment of section 28.- In section 28 of the Principal Act, in sub-

section (1), for the words, "two hundred rupees", the words "one thousand rupees"

shall be substituted.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

It is considered necessary to amend the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco

Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce,

Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (Central Act 34 of 2003) in its

application to the State of Karnataka to,-

(a) prohibit the use of tobacco products in public place;

(b) prohibit to open or run hookah bar in eating house or restaurant;

below the age of twenty one years and in a particular area; and

certain other consequential amendments are also made.

Hence, the Bill.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed Legislative measure.

DINESH GUNDU RAO

Minister for Health and Family Welfare

M.K. VISHALAKSHI

Secretary

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

ANNEXURE

EXTRACT FROM THE CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS

(PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISEMENT AND REGULATION OF TRADE AND

COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION) ACT, 2003

(CENTRAL ACT 34 OF 2003)

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4. Prohibition of smoking in a public place.–No person shall smoke in any

public place:

Provided that in a hotel having thirty rooms or a restaurant having seating

capacity of thirty persons or more and in the airports, a separate provision for

smoking area or space may be made.

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6. Prohibition on sale of cigarette or other tobacco products to a person

below the age of eighteen years and in particular area.– No person shall sell,

offer for sale, or permit sale of, cigarette or any other tobacco product–

(a)to any person who is under eighteen years of age, and

(b) in an area within a radius of one hundred yards of any educational

institution.

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21. Punishment for smoking in certain places.– (1) Whoever contravenes

the provisions of section 4 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two

hundred rupees.

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24. Punishment for sale of cigarettes or any other tobacco products in

certain places or to persons below the age of eighteen years.– (1) Any person who

contravenes the provisions of section 6 shall be guilty of an offence under this Act

and shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.

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28. Composition of offences.– (1) Any offence committed under section 4

or section 6 may either before or after the institution of the prosecution be

compounded by such officer authorised by Central Government or State

Government and for an amount which may not exceed two hundred rupees.

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