{"id":222632,"date":"2019-11-28T18:41:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T13:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=222632"},"modified":"2019-11-28T18:52:51","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T13:22:51","slug":"lok-sabha-passes-the-prohibition-of-electronic-cigarettes-production-manufacture-import-export-transport-sale-distribution-storage-and-advertisement-bill-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/11\/28\/lok-sabha-passes-the-prohibition-of-electronic-cigarettes-production-manufacture-import-export-transport-sale-distribution-storage-and-advertisement-bill-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lok Sabha passes the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parliament passes <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Purpose of the bill is &#8212;<\/strong> to prohibit the production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the interest of public health to protect the people from harm and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lets us read a few definitions as stated in the bill:<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;advertisement&#8221;<\/strong> <\/span>means any audio or visual publicity, representation or pronouncement made by means of any light, sound, smoke, gas, print, electronic media, internet or website or social media and includes through any notice, circular, label, wrapper, invoice or other document or device;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;distribution&#8221;<\/strong><\/span> includes distribution by way of samples, whether free or otherwise and the expression &#8220;distribute&#8221; shall be construed accordingly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;electronic cigarette&#8221;<\/strong><\/span> means an electronic device that heats a substance, with or without nicotine and flavours, to create an aerosol for inhalation and includes 15all forms of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Heat Not Burn Products, e-Hookah and the like devices, by whatever name called and whatever shape, size or form it may have, but does not include any product licensed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>*Please follow the link to read the Bill &#8212;<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/164.100.47.4\/BillsTexts\/LSBillTexts\/PassedLoksabha\/342-C_2019_LS_Eng.pdf\">The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament passes the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019. 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