Assam Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smokers' Health Protection Act, 1999

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    "title": "Assam Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smokers' Health Protection Act, 1999",
    "short_title": "Assam Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smokers' Health Protection Act, 1999",
    "act_number": "(Assam Act No. 17 of 1999)",
    "act_year": 1999,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Assam Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smokers' Health Protection Act, 1999",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"advertisement\" means and includes any notice, circular, wall paper, pamphlet, display on hoarding, or any visible representation made by means of any other means of any light, sound, smoke, gas or any other means which has the affect of promoting smoking and the expression 'advertise' shall be construed accordingly ;\n(b) \"authorised officer\" means a person authorised under section 4 ;\n(c) \"Assam\" means the State of Assam ;\n(d) \"Government\" means the Government of Assam ;\n(e) \"place of public work or use\" means a place declared as such under section 3 and includes auditoria, hospital buildings, health institutions, amusement centres, theatres, restaurants, public offices, court buildings, educational institutions, libraries and the like which are visited by general public but does not include any open place ;\n(f) \"Official Gazette\" means the Assam Gazettes.\n(g) \"public service vehicle\" means a vehicle as defined under clause (35) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ;\n(h) \"rule\" means the rule made under this Act ;\n(i) \"Smoking\" means smoking of tobacoo in any form whether in the form of cigarette, cigar, beedis or otherwise with the aid of a pipe, wrapper or any other instruments.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Declaration of no smoking places of public work or use.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Power of Government to authorise officers to act under this Act.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Prohibition of smoking in places of public work or use.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Prohibition of smoking in public service vehicle.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Prohibition of advertisement of cigarettes etc.",
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            "sort_order": 6
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Prohibition of sale of cigarettes ect. to minors.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Prohibition of storage, sale and distribution of cigarattes etc. in the vicinity of educational institutions.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Display and Exhibition of Board.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Penalties.",
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            "content": "(i) section 5, 6 or 10 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees and in case of second or subsequent offence shall be punishable with a minimum fine of two hundred rupees, which may extend to five hundred rupees ;\n(ii) section 7, 8 or 9 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and in case of second or subsequent offence, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with a minimum fine of five hundred rupees, which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Ejection of violators of this Act from the place of public work or use.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Court competent to try offences under this Act and to take congnizance of offence.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Certain offences to be congniz-able and bailable.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Offences under the Act to be tried summarily.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Power to delegate.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Compounding of offences.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Power to make rules.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Repeal and Savings.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 12th June, 2020 [ass424]",
        "Act Number": "(Assam Act No. 17 of 1999)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1999",
        "Short Title": "Assam Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smokers' Health Protection Act, 1999",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}