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Prohibition of Storage, sale and distribution of cigarettes, etc., in the \r\nimmediate vicinity of educational institutions \r\n10. Display and exhibition of board \r\n11. Penalties \r\n12. Ejectment of violators from any place of public work or use \r\n13. Cognizance of offences \r\n14. Procedures \r\n15. Power to delegate \r\n16. Application of other laws passed \r\n17. Power to make rules \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PROHIBITION OF SMOKING AND PROTECTION OF NON-SMOKERS \r\nHEALTH ORDINANCE, 2002 \r\n(LXXIV of 2002) \r\n[15th October, 2002] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for prohibition of smoking and other tobacco uses in places of public work \r\nor use and public service vehicles and to protect the health of non-smokers \r\n WHEREAS smoking and other tobacco uses is posing a serious threat to the \r\nhealth of people and the environment it is expedient to provide for prohibition of \r\nsmoking and other tobacco uses in places of public work or use and in public service \r\nvehicles and to protect the health of non -smokers and for matters connected \r\ntherewith or ancillary thereto; \r\nAND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which \r\nrender it necessary to take immediate action; \r\nNOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the \r\nfourteenth day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No.1 of \r\n1999, read with the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order No. 9 of 1999, and \r\nin exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the Islamic \r\nRepublic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Health Ordinance, 2002. \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. \r\n(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Federal Government may, \r\nby notification in the official Gazette, specify. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the \r\nsubject or the context,– \r\n(a) \"advertisement\" means and includes any notice, circular, wall paper, \r\npamphlet, display on any board or hoarding, through internet, or any \r\nvisible representation made by any form of media whether mechanical, \r\nelectronic, audio, visual or any other technological means of any light, \r\nsound, smoke, gas, writing instru ments, stickers, symbol, colour, logo, \r\ntrade marks, display on articles like T -shirts, shoes, sports we ars, \r\nsports gears, caps, carry bags, telephone booths or by any other \r\nmean, direct or indirect, which have the effect of promoting smoking \r\nand other tobacco use and the expression \"advertise\" shall be \r\nconstrued accordingly; \r\n(b) \"authorized officer\" means a person authorized under section 4; \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the President of Pakistan; and was published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), \r\ndated 15th October, 2002, Pages 1309-1321. \r\n(c) \"place of public work or use\" means any place declared as such under \r\nsection 3 and includes auditoriums, buildings, health institutions, \r\namusement centres, restaurants, public offices, Court buildi ngs, \r\ncinema halls, conference or seminar halls, eating houses, hotel \r\nlounges, other waiting lounges libraries, bus stations or stands, sports \r\nstadiums, educational institutions, libraries and the like which are \r\nvisited by general public but does not include any open place; \r\n(d) \"promotion\" includes sponsorship, sampling, display and use of \r\ntobacco brand names, logos and colours on non -tobacco merchandise \r\nwhich has the effect of promoting smoking and other tobacco use; \r\n(e) \"public service vehicle\" means a vehicle as defined in the Provincial \r\nMotor Vehicles Ordinance, 1965 (W.P. Ordinance XIX of 1965), and \r\nincludes railway train and aeroplanes. \r\n(f) \"rule\" means the rule made under this Ordinance; and \r\n(g) \"smoking\" means smoking of tobacco in any form whether in the form \r\nof cigarette, cigar or otherwise with the aid of a pipe, wrapper or any \r\nother instrument. \r\n3. Powers to declare no-smoking places of public work of use .– As soon as \r\nmay be after the commencement of this Ordinance the Federal G overnment may \r\nfrom time to time, by notification in the official Gazette, declare any place of public \r\nwork or use to be a n o-smoking and no -tobacco use place for the purposes of this \r\nOrdinance. \r\n4. Power to authorize.– (1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the \r\nofficial Gazette, authorize one or more persons who shall be competent to act under \r\nthis Ordinance. \r\n(2) Every person authorized under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a \r\npublic servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV \r\nof 1860). \r\n5. Prohibition of smoking and other tobacco use .– No person shall smoke or \r\nuse tobacco in any other form in any place of public work or use. The Federal \r\nGovernment may however issue guidelines for permitting designated smoking areas \r\nin premises or places where adequat e arrangements are made to protect the health \r\nof non-smokers. \r\n6. Prohibition of smoking in public service vehicles .– Without prejudice to \r\nthe provisions of the Provincial Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1965 (W.P. Ordinance XIX \r\nof 1965), no person shall smoke or use tobacco in any other form in a public service \r\nvehicle. \r\n7. Prohibition on advertisement of cigarettes, etc .– Notwithstanding anything \r\ncontained in any other law for the time being in force, no person or company shall \r\nadvertise tobacco and tobacco products on any media or in any place and any public \r\nservice vehicle, if such advertisement is not in accordance with guidelines prescribed \r\nfor this purpose by a committee which the Federal Government may, by notification \r\nin the official Gazette, constitute. \r\n8. Prohibition of sale of cigarettes, etc., to minors .– No person shall sell \r\ncigarettes or any other smoking substance to any person who is below the age of \r\neighteen years. \r\n9. Prohibition of Storage, sale and distribution of cigarettes, etc ., – in the \r\nimmediate vicinity of educational institutions.– No person shall himself or by any \r\nperson on his behalf, store, sell or distribute cigarettes or any other smoking \r\nsubstance or any other tobacco products within 50 (fifty) meters from any college, \r\nschool or educational institution. \r\n10. Display and exhibition of board .– The owner or manager or incharge of the \r\naffairs of every place of public work or use shall display and exhibit a board at each \r\nconspicuous place in and outside the premises visited or used by general public \r\nprominently stating that the place is a \"No Smoking Zone\" and that \"Smoking is an \r\nOffence\". \r\n11. Penalties.– Any person, who contravenes the provisions of– \r\n(a) sections 5, 6 or 10 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to \r\none thousand rupees and in case of second or subsequent offence, \r\nshall be punishable with a fine which shall not be less then one \r\nthousand rupee s, and may extend to one hundred thousand rupees; \r\nand \r\n(b) sections 7, 8 or 9 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to \r\nfive thousand rupees and in case of second or subsequent offence, \r\nshall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three \r\nmonths or with a fine which shall not be less then one hundred \r\nthousand rupees, or with both. \r\n12. Ejectment of violators from any place of public work or use .– Any \r\nauthorized officer or a police officer not below the rank of sub -Inspector may eject \r\nany person from any place of public work or use who contravenes the provisions of \r\nthis Ordinance. \r\n13. Cognizance of offences .– (1) Notwi thstanding anything contained in the \r\nCode of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), no court shall take cognizance of \r\nany offence under this Ordinance except on a complaint in writing by an authorized \r\nofficer with respect to an offence under sections 5, 6 and 10 and on a report in \r\nwriting by a police officer, not below the rank of sub -inspector, with respect to an \r\noffence under sections 7, 8 and 9. \r\n14. Procedures.– Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898),– \r\n(a) an offence under sections 7, 8 and 9 shall be cognizable and bailable; \r\n(b) no court other than Magistrate of the first class shall try an offence \r\nunder this Ordinance; \r\n(c) a Magistrate trying an offence under this Ordinance shall have the \r\npower to try such offence summarily in accordance with the procedure \r\nlaid down for summary trial in the said Code; and \r\n(d) it shall be lawful for the Magistrate of the first class to pass any \r\nsentence authorised by this Ordinance. \r\n15. Power to delegate .– The Federal Government may, by notification in the \r\nofficial Gazette, direct that all or any of its powers under this Ordinance or the rules \r\nshall, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified therein , be exercisable \r\nalso by any officer or authority subordi nate to the Federal Government or Provincial \r\nGovernment. \r\n16. Application of other laws passed .– The provisions of this Ordinance shall \r\nbe in addition to, and not in derogation of, any law for the time being in force. \r\n17. Power to make rules .– (1) The Feder al Government may, by notification in \r\nthe official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n(2) The power to make rules conferred by this section shall, excepts for the \r\nfirst occasion of the exercise thereof, be subject to the c ondition of previous \r\npublication.", "passage_offset_convention": "zero-based Unicode code points and UTF8 bytes; end exclusive", "passages": [ { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-4f7dcaa494dc3fa5:sha256:d6608432bc6513e23aa480b7577c8788e8c137d4b6c2db1a318afa1b4640659b:chars-0-1727:c21c1d1b309812d8111d4ea9ed85b35e4d5bdb0d91bc16d74950fb40bcfda788", "character_start": 0, "character_end": 1727, "utf8_byte_start": 0, "utf8_byte_end": 1727, "passage_sha256": "c21c1d1b309812d8111d4ea9ed85b35e4d5bdb0d91bc16d74950fb40bcfda788", "reader_fragment": "p-0-1727-c21c1d1b309812d8" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-4f7dcaa494dc3fa5:sha256:d6608432bc6513e23aa480b7577c8788e8c137d4b6c2db1a318afa1b4640659b:chars-1727-3471:133125c6f3828dea9d411a408bb5f42795e7f7eb8b92925b49f8699b034b4f2e", "character_start": 1727, "character_end": 3471, "utf8_byte_start": 1727, "utf8_byte_end": 3479, "passage_sha256": "133125c6f3828dea9d411a408bb5f42795e7f7eb8b92925b49f8699b034b4f2e", "reader_fragment": "p-1727-3471-133125c6f3828dea" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-4f7dcaa494dc3fa5:sha256:d6608432bc6513e23aa480b7577c8788e8c137d4b6c2db1a318afa1b4640659b:chars-3471-5268:2a85eed17337f00780973ec0b26d0ee7e88f9744e4fd398bd2e4fdc59be58132", "character_start": 3471, "character_end": 5268, "utf8_byte_start": 3479, "utf8_byte_end": 5280, "passage_sha256": "2a85eed17337f00780973ec0b26d0ee7e88f9744e4fd398bd2e4fdc59be58132", "reader_fragment": "p-3471-5268-2a85eed17337f007" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-4f7dcaa494dc3fa5:sha256:d6608432bc6513e23aa480b7577c8788e8c137d4b6c2db1a318afa1b4640659b:chars-5268-6981:31d00f532f577204762777387015e29b226c398a43f63f327866de64db92e8ad", "character_start": 5268, "character_end": 6981, "utf8_byte_start": 5280, "utf8_byte_end": 7007, "passage_sha256": "31d00f532f577204762777387015e29b226c398a43f63f327866de64db92e8ad", "reader_fragment": "p-5268-6981-31d00f532f577204" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-4f7dcaa494dc3fa5:sha256:d6608432bc6513e23aa480b7577c8788e8c137d4b6c2db1a318afa1b4640659b:chars-6981-8742:42f81703fd2515464665640277cf5deeb3d13a6030723d6f720ddf73f5042579", "character_start": 6981, "character_end": 8742, "utf8_byte_start": 7007, "utf8_byte_end": 8780, "passage_sha256": "42f81703fd2515464665640277cf5deeb3d13a6030723d6f720ddf73f5042579", "reader_fragment": "p-6981-8742-42f81703fd251546" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-4f7dcaa494dc3fa5:sha256:d6608432bc6513e23aa480b7577c8788e8c137d4b6c2db1a318afa1b4640659b:chars-8742-10098:cbaad9398e88391f8cf362efba2a0a9a637b37e6095c31639f4c8354e37dbf2a", "character_start": 8742, "character_end": 10098, "utf8_byte_start": 8780, "utf8_byte_end": 10142, "passage_sha256": "cbaad9398e88391f8cf362efba2a0a9a637b37e6095c31639f4c8354e37dbf2a", "reader_fragment": "p-8742-10098-cbaad9398e88391f" } ] }