(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise one or more persons who shall be competent to act under this Act.
(2) Every person authorise under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be public servant within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860)
(2) Every person authorise under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be public servant within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860)
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Section 1 · Short title and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Declaration of non-smoking places of public work or useSection 5 · Prohibition of smoking in places of public worker useSection 6 · Prohibition of smoking in public services vehiclesSection 7 · Prohibition on advertisement of cigarettes etc.Section 8 · Prohibition of cigarettes, etc to minors.Section 9 · Prohibition storage, sale and distribution of cigarettes, etc in the vicinity of educational Institutions.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.