The Andaman and Nicobar islands Juvenile Smoking Regulation 1955
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no. 2 of 1955. ?P ? Ropublic of Indin, A Regulation to Pl'OVidG fo1· tho p1·ovon.t.ion of smoking by juveniles in the Andam.:1n and 1T1cob,:u· Islands. In cxc1•ciso of the powo1·s confe1·1·cd by Clause ( 2) of A1·ticle 243 of tl1c Constitution, the P1·csfdont ispleased to p1·omulgrite the following Regul?tion mndo by him: 1. Sh01·t T 1 tlo, oxtont and comrnonccment: - ( 1) ThisRogulction moy be ccllod tho Andnmcn end 1/1cobn1· IslandsJuvanilo S:noking Rogu1nti0n, 1955.(2) It extends to the Whole of tho .Ando.man ondIT 1 cob<'.11· Islnncts.( 3) It shall come in to fo1·cc on such da to as thoCh1e.:r Commissiono1· mny, by notifier: tion 1nthe 0ff1cinl Gazette, appoint.2. Definitions:- In this RGgulntiJn, unless the context means the Chief Commissionoi·of tho .Andaman en-ct· n1cobnY Islands;(b) 11C:f.gu-ottcs" includes cut tobacco 1·ol1Gd in pcpo1· to be c?pnblc of. illimcdintc use f'oi- smoking;(c) "tobacco'' .mct:ns tobocc.o in any fol'l11, and includesany smoking mixtu1·? in tended as c: subs ti tu to for· tobncco; · (d) ''Public placo" means. any place to which tho Public 01· otnc1·wiso, and incltidos a jo·cty end O wo to i Cl'oft •. tho ogc of sixtoon yon, s any tobacco, c1ga1·0 ttcs, pipos 01· cigc1·ct tc Popol's, whc thc1· fo1· the use of such pc1·son 01· not, shnll be punishable:- ( n) ( b) ( c) in tho ca sG of .'.'l f il· st §d:f. conviction, with finc notGXCOCding fifty l'Upcws;In tho cr:so of second conviction, with fine notcxcoect1ng twenty 1?pccs; nndIn the case of ?ny subsequent conviction, with fine not oxccccting fifty lUpoos. 4. Powc1· to soizo end dcst1·oy tob,9ccoin tho possession of Youn e; po1·sons: CJ_,.iofCouunissiono1· in ?his bohclf to soizo an1t tobacco,c1gal'cttos, pipes Ol' cigcl'otto pcpol's in tho possossion of llny Young po1·son cppa1·cnt1y undo1· libc ago of sixteen yocl'S whom he finds smoking in ony public plocc and to de s t i-oy ?s. Institution of p1·occodings:- Iro nu:gist1·ato shnlltako cogniznncc of an offence unctc1• Section 3 exceptupon a complaint made by, 01· at the instancc4 of,tho pa1·cnt 01· gu,11·dinn of' tho young pc1·.s·)n concclncd 01· r1 police office1· 01· o tno i- pcn·son cmpowc1··.d to maim on any mngisti·r:tc of tho Second 01· Thi1·ct Closs powc1· to (.h) to mcmbcns of any St..1.Ch nbo1:i£incl tl·ibouddic tod to smoking as mny bo spoc.i.ficdby the Chief Corumissiono? by not1ficot1onin tho..-? Gozotto. RAJ EIJ DRA PRASAD K Y ,S0c1·otn1·y to tho Govc1·!1.J.lcntof Indiu.