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PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
NO: DPAL 20 SHASANA 2024, BENGALURU, DATED: 30.05.2025
The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement
and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution)
(Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2024 ಇದಃౙ 2025ರ ෬ ൟಂಗಳ 23ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ
ฃౣიಧౘರ ಅඝಮൟ අฉൟൿ౪,ನ ൟำವัಃಛಜ ಇದඝ౬ 2025ರ ಕකბಟಕ
ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ:41 ಎಂ්ർಜ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ฃಜಪൟಃ (ූಗ-
IVA)ಯย ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
KARNATAKA ACT NO.41 OF 2025
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 30th day of May, 2025)
THE CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS (PROHIBITION OF
ADVERTISEMENT AND REGULATION OF TRADE AND COMMERCE,
PRODUCTION, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION) (KARNATAKA AMENDMENT)
ACT, 2024
(Received the assent of the President on the 23rd day of May 2025)
An Act 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;
¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ
Part – IVA
30
2025
09
1947)
BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 30, MAY, 2025 JYAISTHA , 09, SHAKAVARSHA, 1947)
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No. 328
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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 may 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 or other similar
products 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
(c) loose or in single sticks.”
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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.
By Order and in the name of
the Governor of Karnataka,
G.SRIDHAR
Secretary to Government
Department of Parliamentary
Affairs and Legislation
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ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ฿ಲಯ
ಅඌಚච
ಒ: ವ๎ಇ 20 ๎ಸನ 2024, ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ:30.05.2025
ಕನ౬ಡ ූ ಸಮಗ ಅไൽ౫ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2022 (2023ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ
ಒ:13)ರ ಪಕರಣ 6ರ ಅലಯย ಅඌಂತತัದ the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco
Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce,
Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act No 41 of 2025) ರ
ಕನ౬ಡ ූಂತರವඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ ಪಠๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ฃಜಪൟಃ
(ූಗ-IVA) ಯย ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
2025ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ:41
(2025ರ ෬ ൟಂಗಳ 30ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย ෮ದฤ ಪಕಟ฿ಜං)
ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ (೦ೕฃൡ ඛಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿ඩರ
ಮൡ౨ ฿ಜ ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨ เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ)
(ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2024
(2025ರ ෬ ൟಂಗಳ 23ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃౣიಧౘคಂದ ಒඪ౭ಡಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಃౙ ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಞ๋ ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ
(೦ೕฃൡ ඛಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿ඩರ ಮൡ౨ ฿ಜ, ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨
เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2003 (2003ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 34)ඝ౬ ൟൿ౪ಪല
ಡฤ ಒಂൿ ಅඌඛಯಮ.
ಇย
ಇඝ౬෨ಂං
ಉഴಬฆವ
ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ
ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜಃౙ
ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಞ๋ ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ (೦ೕฃൡ ඛಧ
ಮൡ౨ ฿ඩರ ಮൡ౨ ฿ಜ, ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨ เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ)
ಅඌඛಯಮ,
2003
(2003ರ
಄ಂದ
ಅඌඛಯಮ
34)ඝ౬
ൟൿ౪ಪല
ഴโൿ
ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಇൿ
ූರತ
ಗಣฃಜದ
ಎಪ౭౨ೖದඡ
ವಷბದย
ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜ
เඋನಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨
ಇತರ ൪ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ (೦ೕฃൡ ඛಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿ඩರ ಮൡ౨ ฿ಜ ಉ൞౭ದච,
ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨ เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ) (ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2024 ಎಂൿ
ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಇൿ ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜಪತದย ಅඌಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ
ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬർඈಥ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.
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2. ಪಕರಣ 4ರ ಪൟೕಜච.- ಗชഖಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ൪ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ
(೦ೕฃൡ ඛಧ ಮൡ౨ ฿ඩರ ಮൡ౨ ฿ಜ, ಉ൞౭ದච, ಸರಬฃ೩ ಮൡ౨
เತರൕಯ เඛಯಮನ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2003 (2003ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 34) (ಇದರย
ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಉวೕಸมಜං)ರ 4ඡ ಪಕರಣಃౙ ಬದมಜ ಈ
෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“4. ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย ൪ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ ಬಳಃಯ ඛಧ.-෴ช
ವ౾౨ ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದย ൪ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ವඝ౬ ಬಳಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ.
เವರൕ: ಈ ಪಕರಣದ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ “ಬಳಃ” ಎಂದฉ, ಮൡ౨ ൪ಕඝ౬ ඏಮඩನ
ഴโൿ ಮൡ౨ ಉಜโದඝ౬ ಒಳತำತ౨ං.
ಪฏൡ, ෩ವൡ౨ ಆಠലಗಳඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ຄೕങฤ ಅಥ฿ ෩ವൡ౨
ಅಥ฿ ಅದಁౙ ກನ ವ౾౨ಗัಡ ಆಸನ ಮಥბ ຄಂൽฆವ ฉౣೕฉಂഖ ಮൡ౨
เನ ඛม౪ಣಗಳย ಒಂൿ ಪೕಕ ඏಮඩನ ಪඃಶ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౩ಳಃౙ ಅವ౽ಶವඝ౬
ಕย౭ಸಬൿ.
4ಎ. ౽ౙ ฑ ฉโൿ ಅಥ฿ ನഷโದರ ඛಧ.- ෴ช ವ౾౨
൞කಜ෴ಗย ಅಥ฿ ෴ช ಇತರ ವ౾౨ಯ ಪರ฿ಜ෴ಗย ಉಪರ ಠಹ ಅಥ฿
ಪ ಅಥ฿ ฆ ಅಥ฿ ฉౣೕฉಂഡ ෴โඃ ກಸคඛಂದ ಕฉಯมಞโದඝ౬
ಒಳತಂಡ ෴โඃ ಸ౩ಳದย ౽ౙ ฑඝ౬ ฉಯತಕౙದ౪ಲ ಅಥ฿ ನഷಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ.
เವರൕ:- ಈ ಪಕರಣದ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ “౽ౙ” ಎಂದฉ, ಪೕಕ฿ಜ ಒದಜಸมಞವ
෩ಕ ౽ౙ ಅಥ฿ ನಫბฯඛಂದ ൪ಕඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಇತฉ ಅඃ คೕൟಯ ൪ಀ
ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳඝ౬ ඏಮඩನ ಡฤ ಜನฆ ฆವ ౽ಯბ౩ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౩ಳ.”
3. ಪಕರಣ 6ರ ಪൟೕಜච.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 6ඡ ಪಕರಣಃౙ ಬದมಜ ಈ
෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“6. ಇಪ౭൧౨ಂൿ ವಷბಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫ ವಯ౺ನ ವ౾౨ಡ ಮൡ౨ ඛൽბಷౣ
ಪඃಶದย ಗชഖ ಅಥ฿ ಇತฉ ൪ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ಗಳ ฃಟದ ෬ว ඛದ.-
෴ช ವ౾౨,-
(ಎ) ಇಪ౭൧౨ಂൿ ವಷბ౾ౙಂತ ಕല෫ ವಯ౺ನ ෴ช ವ౾౨ಡ ;
() ෴โඃ ๏ౘಣ ౩ಯ ಒಂൿ ඞฆ ෦ೕಟฑ ತ౨ಳಳಜನ
ಪඃಶඅಳಡ; ಅಥ฿
() ല෴ಜ ಅಥ฿ ಒಂഔ ಕല෴ಜ,
-ಗชഖ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ൪ಀ ಉತ౭ನ౬ದ ฃಟ ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ,
ฃಟಃౙ ಇಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ ಅಥ฿ ฃಟಃౙ ಅඝಮൟ ඛೕಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ.”
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4. ಪಕರಣ 21ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 21ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (1)ඡ
ಉಪಪಕರಣದยನ “ಎರഴ ඞฆ งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದมಜ “ಒಂൿ
เರ งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.
5. ຄಸ ಪಕರಣ 21ಎ ಪბഷ.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 21ඡ ಪಕರಣದ
ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪.
“21ಎ. ౽ౙ ฑ ನഷโದ౽ౙಜ ඈಡච.- 4ಎ ಪಕರಣದ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬
ಉಲಂಫವ ෴ช ವ౾౨, ಒಂൿ ವಷბಃౙ ಕല෫ಯಲದ ಆದฉ ෩ฆ ವಷბಗัಡ
เಸ౨คಸಬർದ ಅವඌಡ ౽ฃ฿ಸൽಂದ ಮൡ౨ ಐವൡ౨ เರ งඩಗัಜಂತ
ಕല෫ಯಲದ ಆದฉ ಒಂൿ ಲౘ งඩಗಳವฉಡ เಸ౨คಸಬർದ ೩มචಂದ
ඈಡඛೕಯකಗತಕౙൿ౪.”
6. ಪಕರಣ 24ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 24ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (1)ඡ
ಉಪಪಕರಣದยನ “ಎರഴ ඞฆ งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದมಜ “ಒಂൿ
เರ งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.
7. ಪಕರಣ 28ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 28ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (1)ඡ
ಉಪಪಕರಣದยನ “ಎರഴ ඞฆ งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದมಜ “ಒಂൿ
เರ งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.
The above translation of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products
(Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production,
Supply and Distribution) Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act No. 41 of 2025) shall be an
authoritative text in Kannada language under section 6 of the Kannada Language
Comprehensive Development Act, 2022 (Karnataka Act No. 13 of 2023).
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