Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce ,Production Supply and Distribution Act, 2003

This 2025 edition of The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (Act 34 of 2003) reproduces the statute verbatim and folds in every operative update, including the pivotal Act 38 of 2007 amendment and the nation-wide Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019 (w.e.f. 18-9-2019).

The volume also binds in the complete, updated texts of:

• Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade & Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Rules, 2004 (consolidated through G.S.R. 331 E, 31-5-2022, w.e.f. 1-4-2023)

• Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008 (G.S.R. 781 E, 25-9-2008; rev. 23-5-2017)

• Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008 (as amended via G.S.R. 248 E, dt. 21-2-2023, w.e.f. 15-12-2023) – 85 % pictorial warnings, single-display panel, toll-free Quit line 1800-11-2356

• Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Display by Educational Institutions) Rules, 2009

• Prohibition on Sale of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products near Educational Institutions Rules, 2004

Concise short comments follow pivotal sections—highlighting increased penalty ceilings (₹ 2,000 for public-place smoking), ban on loose-stick sale notices, 100-metre educational-zone restriction, and mandatory disclosure of nicotine/tar yields—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity for examinations and authoritative citation.

Core statutory coverage

• Total advertising ban—print, electronic, surrogate branding and point-of-sale limitations.

• Health-warning & packaging norms—85 % principal display area, dual images, rotation every 24 months and track-and-trace options.

• Public-place smoking prohibition—designated smoking areas only in airports/starred hotels; enforcement powers of authorised officers.

• Sale restrictions—no retail to minors, mandatory age-verification signage and vendor licensing by local authorities.

• Enforcement & penalties—compounding procedure, seizure of stock, escalated fines for repeat offences and link to CrPC summary trial.

• E-cigarette ban—production, import, sale, advertisement and storage offences with imprisonment up to three years.

This edition is particularly suited for

• Health-department inspectors, police officers & municipal authorities enforcing field-level compliance.

• Retailers, hospitality managers & educational-institution heads updating signage, packaging verification and vendor rules.

• Public-health NGOs, tobacco-control advocates & researchers analysing statutory duties and penalty trends.

• AIBE candidates and law students focusing on consumer-protection, public-health and regulatory-compliance modules.

Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your fastest route to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on India’s tobacco-control regime.