Authorised officials under SECTION 4 & 6 of COTPA,2003

Government of Punjab Department of Health & Family Welfare (Health-V Branch) Notification No. 21/51/2008-5HB5/1391221/1 Dated – 10/01/2019 In supersession of the Notification No. 21/51/08-5H5/554483/1 dated 04/08/2015 issued by Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Punjab and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Supply and Distribution) Act 2003 (Central Act 34 of 2003) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to authorize the persons mentioned below as competent persons to act against any person who commits any offence under section 4 or section 6 of the said Act within their jurisdiction in the State of Punjab. S. No. Persons Authorized as Competent Persons in the State of Punjab 1. All Heads of the Departments 2. All the Executive Magistrates 3. All the Assistant Labour Commissioners 4. All Gazetted officers of State & Central Govt. or equivalent rank and above in Autonomous Organization/ PSU 5. All the Commissioners, Executive officers of Municipal Corporation and Municipal Councils of the Local Government 6. All the Principals, Headmasters, Headmistress and other Heads of Educational Institutions in the State 7. Inspector of Central Excise, Income-Tax Customs, Sale-Tax, Transport and above 8. Station Masters, Asstt. Station Masters, Station Head, Station In-charge 9. Post-Masters & above 10. Airport Managers, Officers of Airport Authority of India & Officers of all Schedule Airlines 11. All Police Officials equivalent to the rank of Head Constable or above and police officials who are authorized to issue traffic challans *Assistant Director and equivalent ranks, *Joint Commissioner, Food & Drug Administration, Assistant Civil Surgeons, Senior Medical Officers (In-charge of Health Institutions), District Health Officers, Drug & Cosmetic Officers/Drug Inspectors, Food Safety Officers, State Drug controller, Asstt. Drug Controller (Licensing Authority) of Health Departments such as Research & Medical Education, Homeopathic and Ayurvedic and *State Nodal Officer of State Tobacco Control Cell/Programme. *These officers are allowed to enforce COTPA all over the Punjab Dated 6/1/19 Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab Department of Health & Family Welfare A copy forwarded to the Controller, Printing and Stationery, Punjab with a request to publish this notification in Extraordinary Gazette and send 500 copies to this department for official use. Under Secretary, Health A copy forwarded to Registrar Punjab and Haryana High Court, All the Financial Commissioners, All Administrative Secretaries and All Heads of Departments to Government of Punjab. -sd- Under Secretary A copy forwarded to following with a request to circulate this notification to all Departments for information & necessary action:- 1. Secretary of Government of India, Ministry of Health * Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan New Delhi. 2. Commissioner Food and Drug Administration Punjab (C-FDA). 3. The Mission Director, National Health Mission, Punjab, Chandigarh. 4. The managing Director, Punjab Health System Corporation, Punjab. 5. Director Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, Chandigarh. 6. Director Research & Medical Education, Punjab, Chandigarh. 7. Director Ayurveda, Punjab, Chandigarh. 8. Director Homeopathic, Punjab, Chandigarh. 9. All Deputy Commissioners, Punjab. 10. All Civil Surgeons & Medical Superintendents Department of Health. 11. All Executive Magistrates. 12. The Director, Higher Education. Secondary Education & Primary Education 13. Labour Commissioner, Punjab, Chandigarh. 14. Director Local Government Punjab, Chandigarh. -SD- Under Secretary A Copy forwarded to the Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Information & Public Relation is requested to give wide publicity to the provisions of the Act through Electronic & Print media. -SD- Under Secretary