The Indian tobacco control legislation entitled, “Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003”, is a result of decades of consultations and development to assume the current form. Beginning with the Cigarettes (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act which specified statutory health warnings on cigarettes in 1975, over the years, it has evolved and gradually developed as a complete, comprehensive Act encompassing key aspects of tobacco control, regulation and enforcement.
What is the scope COTPA 2003?
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The Act is applicable to all products containing tobacco in any form i.e. cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, bidis, gutka, pan masala (containing tobacco) khaini, mawa, mishri, snuff etc. as detailed in the Schedule to the Act.
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The Act extends to the whole of India including the state of Jammu and Kashmir..
Yours Healthily, AYUSHMANTRA
It is essential for all of us to broadly understand the scope and limitations of the COTPA.. enforcement is the biggest barrier to the achievement of a positive outcome out of this legislation..once we know the law, may be we can gather support for enforcement of each aspect.
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