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Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 4

Title: Opium Smoking Assembly

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1936

An assembly of two or more persons is designated an opium smoking assembly, when the common object of the persons composing that assembly is to smoke opium or to prepare opium for smoking purposes. Explanation 1.--An assembly which was not an opium smoking assembly when it 1[assembled] may subsequently become such assembly. Explanation 2.--A man and his. wife 2[shall be deemed not to be an opium smoking assembly] within the meaning of this section even if their common object be to smoke opium or to prepare opium for smoking purposes. _____________ 1 This word was substituted for the words "was assembled", ibid., section 9. 2 These words were substituted for the words "shall not be deemed to be an opium smoking assembly", ibid.

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Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Preamble

Title: the Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1936

.....manner hereinafter appearing; 6****; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- _____________ 1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazette, 1936, Part V, pp. 179, 181 and for Proceedings in Council, see Bombay Legislative Council Debates, 1936, Vol. XLV. + This Act has been repealed and re-enacted and the Amendments made by Section 9 and Schedule E of the said Act were continued in force by Bom. 52 of 1947, section 2. 2 These words were substituted for the words, "to provide for the control of the practice of opium smoking" by Bom, XIX of 1959, section 3. 3 These words were substituted for the words "Presidency of Bombay", ibid. 4 These words were substituted for the words, "To control the practice of opium smoking", ibid., section 4. 5 These words were substituted for the words, "Presidency of Bombay", ibid. 6 The portion beginning with the words "And whereas the previous sanction" and ending with the words "to the passing of this Act" was deleted, ibid. * This indicates the date of commencement of the Act.

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Karnataka Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Health of Non-smokers Act, 2001 Section 3

Title: Prohibition of Smoking, Advertisement, Sale and Storage of Smoking Substances

State: Karnataka

Year: 2001

No person shall,- (1) engage in smoking in any place of public work or use, where smoking is prohibited and such prohibition is displayed or conveyed through any audio or visual medium, or in any Public Service Vehicle. (2) notwithstanding anything contrary contained in any other law advertise in any place of Public Work or use or in any Public Service Vehicle to promote smoking or the sale of cigarettes and beedies: Provided that this clause shall not apply in relation to,- (a) an advertisement of cigarettes or beedies in or on a package containing cigarettes or beedies; (b) advertisement of cigarettes or beedies which is displayed at the entrance or inside a warehouse or a shop where cigarettes or beedies are offered for distribution or sale. (3) sell cigarettes, beedis or any other smoking substance to any person who is below the age of eighteen years; (4) himself or by any person on his behalf, store, sell or distribute cigarettes or beedis or any other smoking substance within the premises of any Hospital, Health Institution, Public Office, Court, Library, College, School or other Educational Institution and Place of worship.

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Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 3

Title: Prohibition of Opium Smoking, Etc.

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1936

CHAPTER II 1[PROHIBITIONS] 2[Subject to the provisions of this section, no person shall-- (a) smoke opium, or (b) possess, for the purpose of smoking opium, any instrument of smoking, or (c) keep any apparatus or instrument for the purpose of preparing opium for smoking: Provided that the aforesaid provisions shall not apply to a person who before the commencement of the Bombay Opium Smoking (Extension and Amendment) Act. 1959(Bom XIX of 1959), was duly permitted to possess opium (other than prepared opium) for the purpose of smoking by or under the provisions of any law in force in any part of the 3[State of Bombay] so long as such permission has not expired, is not withdrawn or is otherwise in force.] _____________ 1 This heading was substituted for the heading "Prohibition amd Control", by Bom. XIX of 1959, section 8. 2 This section was substituted, ibid. 3 These words shall stand unmodified by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) order" 1960.

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Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 6A

Title: Penalty for Smoking Opium and for Possessing Instrument of Smoking, Etc.

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1936

1[Whoever in contravention of the provisions of section 3,-- (a) Smokes opium, or (b) possesses, for the purpose of smoking opium, any instrument of smoking, or (c) keeps any apparatus or instrument for the purpose of preparing opium for smoking, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.] _____________ 1 Section 6A was inserted, ibid., section 11.

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Karnataka Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Health of Non-smokers Act, 2001 Preamble 1

Title: Karnataka Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Health of Non-smokers Act, 2001

State: Karnataka

Year: 2001

Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA PROHIBITION OF SMOKING AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF NON-SMOKERS ACT, 2001 THE KARNATAKA PROHIBITION OF SMOKING AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF NON-SMOKERS ACT, 2001 [Act, No. 2 of 2003]1 [28th February, 2003] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for prohibition of smoking in places of public work or use and in public service vehicles and for the protection of health of non-smokers in the State of Karnataka and to make provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the fifty second year of the Republic of India as follows:- ________________________________ 1. First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 10th day of March 2003.

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Karnataka Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Health of Non-smokers Act, 2001 Complete Act

Title: Karnataka Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Health of Non-smokers Act, 2001

State: Karnataka

Year: 2001

Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA PROHIBITION OF SMOKING AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF NON-SMOKERS ACT, 2001 Section 1 - Short title and commencement Section 2 - Definitions Section 3 - Prohibition of smoking, advertisement, sale and storage of smoking substances Section 4 - Notice to be displayed Section 5 - Penalties Section 6 - Authorised Officer Section 7 - Removal of a person from the Place of an offence Section 8 - Court Competent to try offences under this Act and take cognizance of offences Section 9 - Certain offences to be cognizable and Bailable Section 10 - Offences under the Act to be tried summarily Section 11 - Offences by Companies Section 12 - Delegation of Powers Section 13 - Compounding of offences Section 14 - Repeal and savings Section 15 - Power to make rules

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Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 6

Title: Presumption Raised by Presence of Opium and Any Instrument of Smoking

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1936

The presence of any opium 1* * * and of any instrument of smoking or of any apparatus used in the preparation of opium in any place where two or more persons are assembled shall be held sufficient to raise a presumption that each member of such assembly is present at such place for the purpose of smoking opium or of preparing opium for smoking purposes. _____________ 1 The words "or prepared opium" were deleted, ibid., section 10.

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Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 5

Title: Member of Opium Smoking Assembly

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1936

Whoever, being aware of facts which render an assembly an opium smoking assembly intentionally joins that assembly, or continues therein, is said to be a member of that assembly.

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Bombay Opium Smoking Act, 1936, (Maharashtra) Section 7

Title: Penalty for Being Member of Opium Smoking Assembly

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1936

Whoever is a member of an opium smoking assembly shall, on conviction, be 1[punished] with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 2[three months] or with fine which may extend to 3[Rs. 500], or with both. __________ 1 This word was substituted for the word "punishable" by Bom. 19 of 1959, section 12. 2 These words were substituted for the words "one month"; ibid. 3 These figures were substituted for the figures "100", ibid.

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