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DELHI ANTI-SMOKING &
NON-SMOKER’S
HEALTH PROTECTION ACT, 1996
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Every second one person dies of tobacco related diseases.
Smoking is indeed hazardous to health. In fact, smoking
is the main cause for lung cancer, other diseases of the
lungs and bronchial tree well as long term diseases like
“chronic bronchitis”, “cardiovacular
diseases” etc. The public is hereby informed that
under the section 8 and 9: |
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Selling cigarettes and other tobacco based products
to children under 18 years of age is illegal. |
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Storing, selling and distributing cigarettes, bidis,
or tobacco based products within 100 meters of schools,
colleges and other educational institutions is illegal. |
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Smoking in public places and inside public transport
is a punishable offence. |
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If anybody contravene these provisions could lead to
a fine of up to Rs. 500/- and it is broken second time
the fine could be up to Rs. 1000/- or imprisonment up
to 3 months or both. |
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