(1) No person shall be
allowed to or to cause to sell and distribute or provide the tobacco products for
free to a person below age of 18 and to pregnant woman.
(2) For the purpose of Sub-Section (1), in case the seller wants to be
sure about the age of the buyer to sell the tobacco products, the seller may ask
for necessary proof to verify the age, and it shall be the obligation of the buyer
to provide such evidence.
(3) No person shall be allowed to sell and distribute tobacco products
from any home or shop having under the distance of 100 meter from
educational and health institutions, child welfare homes, child care centers,
elders’ care home, and other public places as prescribed by Government of
Nepal by publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette.
(4) Government of Nepal may prohibit the retail sales and distribution
of cigarette, quid of tobacco (Bidi) or cigar stick by publishing notice in the
Nepal Gazette.
(5) No one shall be allowed to gift or distribute tobacco products free
of costs.
(6) Government of Nepal may, if it deems necessary, make provisions
of license for sale and distribution of tobacco products.
(7) No one shall be allowed to decorate a sales point in such a manner
that it may have attracted towards the tobacco products and to display such
products