Section 17
Punishment
(1) The manager shall impose punishment as follows to anyone, who smokes or consumes tobacco in a public place against this Act:-
(A) Stop smoking or consumption of tobacco immediately and if such person does not obey or smokes or consumes tobacco products time and again, such a person shall be expelled from that place or liable to
pay a fine of one hundred rupees or the both punishment may be imposed;
(B) In case the smoker or tobacco consumer is a person related to the
public place or a public official, he/she shall be stop immediately to
smoke or consume tobacco and if he/she repeats the activity time and
again, he/she shall be taken action as if she/he fails to abide by the
rules of discipline and he/she shall be warned or taken departmental
action pursuant to the relevant service laws.
(2) If a manager smokes or consumes tobacco in public places, it shall
be deemed that he/she has violated the disciplinary rules and hence he/she shall
be warned or taken departmental action by the authorized authority.
(3) The amount received as fine pursuant to clause (A) of sub- Section
(1) shall be deposited by the manager in revenue account.
(4) The decision made by the manager or authorized official pursuant to
Sub-Section (1) or (2) shall be final.
(5) The adjudicating authority shall impose the following punishment to
the concerned person in following situation:-
(A) Whoever does not put the notice pursuant to Section 5 shall be liable
to a punishment with a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees.
(B) Whoever fails to comply with the provisions of Section 7, 8, and 9
shall be liable to a punishment with a fine not exceeding fifty
thousand rupees and such tobacco products shall also be confiscated.
(C) Whoever commits any act in contravention against the Section 10
shall be liable to with a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand
rupees.
(D) Whoever commits any act in contravention of Section 11 shall be
liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees.
(E) Whoever commits any act against this act except clauses (A), (B),
(C) and (D) shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand
rupees.