New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today passed the Prohibition of E-Cigarettes Bill, 2019, which bans the production, trade, transport, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes.
The Bill explains that any person who contravenes this provision will be punishable with imprisonment of up to one year, or a fine of up to one lakh rupees, or both.
Under the Bill, no person is allowed to use any place for the storage of any stock of e-cigarettes.
If any person stores any stock of e-cigarettes, the person will be imprisoned for up to six months, or slapped with a fine of up to fifty thousand rupees, or both.
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