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  "text": "THE PUNJAB JUVENILE SMOKING ORDINANCE, 1959 \r\n(XII of 1959) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and extent. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Penalty for selling tobacco to juvenile. \r\n3-A. Non-Cognizable offence. \r\n3-B. Publicity for prohibition of sale of tobacco to juvenile. \r\n4. Seizure of tobacco smoked by a juvenile in a public place. \r\n5. Power to make rules. \r\n6. Repeal. \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] JUVENILE SMOKING ORDINANCE, 1959 \r\n(\r\n3\r\n[XII] of 1959) \r\n[26 March 1959] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto amend and consolidate the law relating to prevention of smoking of tobacco by \r\njuveniles in the Province of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to \r\nprevention of smoking of tobacco by juveniles in the Province of \r\n5\r\n[the Punjab]; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the 7 th \r\nday of October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the \r\nGovernor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following \r\nOrdinance:- \r\n1. Short title and extent .– (1) This Ordinance m ay be called the \r\n6\r\n[Punjab] \r\nJuvenile Smoking Ordinance, 1959. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of the Province of \r\n7\r\n[the Punjab], except \r\n8\r\n[* * *]  \r\nthe \r\n9\r\n[Tribal Areas]. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expres sions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “affiliated college” means any collegiate institution affiliated to any \r\nUniversity or Board of Secondary Education in \r\n10\r\n[the Punjab]; \r\n                                                           \r\n1This Ordinance was pr omulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on March 21, 1959, published in the Gazette  of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 26, 1959 , pp. 205-207; saved and given permanent effect by Article 225 of the \r\nConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974)  (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2 (1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 22. \r\n3Substituted for the figure “XI” vide Not ification No. Leg.3(12)/59, dated April 28/29, 1959, published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 2, 1959, p. 383. \r\n4Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the  Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974)  (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 22. \r\n5Ibid. \r\n6Ibid. \r\n7Ibid. \r\n8Omitted the words “the Federal Capital and” by the West Pakistan Juvenile Smoking (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (XXXIII of \r\n1962), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 6, 1962, p. 2251, s. 2.  \r\n9Substituted for the words “ Special Areas” by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964 (w.e.f. 8.6.1962), published in \r\nthe Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 3, 1964, pp. 1805-1849, Article 2 read with Schedule, Part VIII, Serial \r\nNo. 16. \r\n10Substituted for the words “West Pakis tan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974)  (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 22. \r\n1\r\n[(aa) “educational institution” me ans any institution, whether public or \r\nprivate, dispensing education;] \r\n(b) “Government” means the \r\n2\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(c) “juvenile” means any person who is under the age of \r\n3\r\n[eighteen years]; \r\n(d) “public place” includes any public park, garden, railway station, ground, \r\n4\r\n[*] vehicle \r\n5\r\n[or any other place including borstal institutions, \r\nreformatories and educational institutions]  to which the public for the \r\ntime being have access, whether on payment or otherwise; \r\n(e) “recognized school” means any school recognized by any University or \r\nthe Board of Secondary Education in  \r\n6\r\n[the Punjab], or by the Education \r\nDepartment of Government; and \r\n(f) “tobacco” means tobacco in any form and includes any smoking \r\nmixture intended as a substitute for tobacco. \r\n3. Penalty for selling tobacco to juvenile .– \r\n7\r\n[(1) Whoever sells or gives or \r\nattempts to sell or give a tobacco to a juvenile, whether for his own use or not, shall be \r\npunished in the case of a first offence with fine which may extend to two hundred \r\nrupees and in the case of a second offence, in addition to suspension of his licence \r\nwith fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and in the case of a third or \r\nsubsequent offence, in addition to cancellation of his licence, with imprisonment which \r\nmay extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.] \r\n (2) If a person convicted under the last preceding sub -section holds a \r\ndealer’s licence under \r\n8\r\n[the Punjab] Tobacco Vend Act, 1958\r\n9\r\n, his conviction under \r\nthis section shall be not ified by the Magistrate to the District Excise and Taxation \r\nOfficer concerned so as to enable him to  \r\n10\r\n[suspend or, as the case may be,]  cancel \r\nthe convict’s licence. \r\n11\r\n[3-A. Non-Cognizable offence.– Notwithstanding anything contained in any other \r\nlaw for th e time being in force, an offence under this Act shall be non -cognizable, \r\n                                                           \r\n1Added by the Punjab Juvenile Smoking (Amendment) Act, 2003 (VII of 2003), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated March 10, 2003, pp. 349-350, s. 2(i). \r\n2Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974 ) (w.e.f. \r\n14.8.1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read \r\nwith Schedule, Part III, Serial No. 22. \r\n3Substituted for the words “sixteen years”  by the Punjab Juvenile Smoking (Amendme nt) Act 2003 (VII of 2003) , published in \r\nthe Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary) dated March 10, 2003, pp. 349-350, s. 2(ii). \r\n4Omitted the word “or” by the Punjab Juvenile Smoking (Amendment) Act 2003 (VII of 2003) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary) dated March 10, 2003, pp. 349-350, s. 2(iii). \r\n5Inserted by the Act ibid. \r\n6Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974)  (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated Novemb er 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 22. \r\n7Substituted by the Punjab Juvenile Smoking (Amendment) Act 2003 (VII of 2003) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated March 10, 2003, pp. 349-350, s. 3(i). \r\n8Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974)  (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 22. \r\n9W.P. XXXVIII of 1958. \r\n10Inserted by the Punjab Juvenile Smoking (Amendment) Act 2003 (VII of 2003) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated March 10, 2003, pp. 349-350, s. 3(ii). \r\n11Added by the Act ibid., s. 4. \r\nbailable and would be tried summarily under Chapter XXII of Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898).] \r\n1\r\n[3-B. Publicity for prohibition of sale of tobacco to juvenile .– Before giving \r\neffect to the provisions of section 3, Government shall give wide publicity to the \r\nprovisions of this Act on the media, including television, radio, national and regional \r\npress, in Urdu, English and regional languages or by any other mode as may b e \r\nprescribed, for a period not less than three months.] \r\n4. Seizure of tobacco smoked by a juvenile in a public place.– If any juvenile \r\nbe found smoking tobacco in any public place, it shall be lawful for any teacher or \r\nproctor of a recognized school or affiliated college or any other person authorised\r\n2\r\n by \r\nGovernment in this behalf, to seize such tobacco and destroy it. \r\n5. Power to make rules .– Government may frame rules for carrying out the \r\npurposes of this Ordinance. \r\n6. Repeal.– The following enactments are hereby repealed:– \r\n(a) The Punjab Juvenile Smoking Act, 1918\r\n3\r\n; \r\n(b) The Punjab Juvenile Smoking Act, 1918\r\n4\r\n, as applicable to the former \r\nState of Bahawalpur; \r\n(c) The North-West Frontier Province Juvenile Smoking Act, 1933\r\n5\r\n. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n                                                           \r\n1Ibid. \r\n2Authorized vide Notification No. Judl.1 -5(1)59, dated July 7, 1960, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan dated July 22, \r\n1960, Part I, p. 339. \r\n3Pb. VII of 1918. \r\n4Pb. VII of 1918. \r\n5N.W.F.P. II of 1933.",
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