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.
(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.