The PUNJAB JUVENILE SMOKING ACT, 1918

1918 : Pb. Act VIL] JUVENILE SMOKING 589 'THE PUNJAB JUVENILE SMOKING ACT, 1918, Pungas Acr VII or 1918. t i G h n e e n t e P h [ r u e R a n e l P j c u a e o n b i n j v o a e t n b d h e t G t h a 2 h e z 5 e G e t t t h a h t s J s e J . e u u n o n n t f e e , , t o h f 1 1 e 9 9 1 t 1 8 1 h 8 , 2 e , t a a h n n L J d d i u e l t u y h w t , a a e t s n 1 o a 9 f n 1 f i 8 t t r . - h s ] t e G o p G v u o e b v r l e n i r o s n r h o e r d o - ? f 1 2 3 ! 4 Year No. Short title Whether repealed or otherwise affected by Icgislation 1918 VII | T S h m e o k P i u n n g j a A b c t, J uv 1 . 9 n 1 i 8 l e A p m e e n n d d e e n d c e( by A dap t i he a tio I n n d o i f a n B e I n n g d 1 e l - ( a G n . d G P . u n 0 j . a 4 b 0 ) A cts) Order, 1943 Amend| eby the Adaptation of LawsOrder, 1950 Extended to "the territories which immediately before the 1st Nov- vember, 1956, were comprised in the State of Ppatiala and East Punjab States Union, by punjab Act 18 of 19582, Amended by the Punjab Act 25 of 19044, Amended by the Punjab Reorga- nisation (Chandigarh) Adaptation i of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 19¢8. An Act to prevent juveniles from smoking tobacco. WHEREAS it is expedient to prevent juveniles from smoking tobacco, and whereas the previous sanction of the Governor-General under section 79(2) of the Government of India Act, 1915, has been obtained to the alteration of the law effected by section 5 of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows:— ' 1. (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Juvenile f&m title and Smoking Act, 1918. : (2)It extends to the whole of *[Union territory of Chandigarh]- P P p a a a r r g t t e J s F V V o , , 2 r 0 1 p 5 9 S a — 1 t g 8 1 a , e 0 t s , p e z m 2 i g e b 2 e n i - s d t 2 , 3 3 o 3 1 f a 4 9 1 - n 8 O 3 d , 5 b , j P 1 e 7 a f c 8 o r t ; r t s d f V a e o , b r n a d p t a e S R g s e e e l a s i e s n c o 3 t n C 8 s o 5 C , u — o n 9 c m s 7 i m e l , i e , t P t s e u e e n e ' j s i a b b i r d e , G p a 1 o z 9 r e 1 t 6 t , t s e e P , e a r 1 i t 9 b 1 i \ 6 d ' , A , 2See Punjab Gazette, 1918, Part V page 503, Gaze S t F t o e r ( S E t x a t t r e a m o e rd n i t n a o r f y ) O , b j 1 e 9 c 5 t 8 s , a p n a g g e 5 R 4 e 6 a K s , o ns, see Punjab Government Gaze 4 t F t o e r ( S E t x a t t r e a m o e rd n i t n a o r f y ) O , b j 1 e 9 c 6 t 4 s , a p n a d g e R 9 ea 3 s 5 o — n 3 s 7 , , see Punjab Government O ( r C d h e a 6 r n S , d u i b 1 s g 9 t e 6 i 8 r t , h u ) t ed ( A f d o a r p t t a h t e i o w n o r of d L “ a P w u s n j o a n b ” St b a y t e t h a e n d P u C n o j n a c b u r R r e e o n r t g a S n u i b s j a e t c i ts o ) n JUVENILE 8MOKING [1918 : Pb. Act V1, 590 2. In this Act— Definitions. “Tobacco » means { tobacco in any form and includes ) any smoking mixture inten ded as a substitute for tobacco; “Public place” means any place to which the public for the time being has access whether on payment or othertvise and includes a railway station and a railway carriage. Penalty for sel- 3. Whoever sells or gives or attempts to sell or give ""] .‘”“’w % {0 a child apparently under the age of sixteen years any tobacco, whether for his own use or not, shall be liable on conviction [* - * * *]in the case of a first offence to a fine not exceeding ten rupees and in the case of a second offence to a fine not exceeding twenty rupees and in the case of a third or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding fifty rupees. e |6t Lo 4, If any boy apparently under the age of sixteen emobed by juve years be found smoking tobacco in any public place it shall nile iz = public be lawful for any lambardar, zaildar, teacher of arecogniz- Piage, ed school or affiliated college, member of a municipal ‘ committee, member of a district board, member of a noti- fied area committee, legal practitioner, registered medi- cal practitioner or magistrate to seize such tobacco and _destroy it. dinaamary Jede- [“5, The High Court may confer on any Bench of Judicial Magistrates, invested with the powers of a Judicial Magistrate of the second class, powers to try summarily any offence under his Act.”) i 196T4he Words “by a Magistrate” omitted by Punjub Act No. 25 of 2Substituted by Punjab Act No. 25 of 1064.