GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

A B S T R A C T 

 

Andhra Pradesh – Prohibition of Smoking and HealthProtection Act, 2002 –Declaration of the public places or use and publicvehicles as non-smoking places - Notification – Issued.

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HEALTH, MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE (J1) DEPARTMENT

 

G.O.Ms.No.264                                                                    Dated: 29th June, 2002   

                                                   Read the following:

 

Andhra Pradesh Prohibitionof Smoking and Health Protection Act, 2002 (Act No.14 of 2002)

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ORDER:-

 

          Thefollowing notification will be published in the Extra Ordinary issue of theAndhra Pradesh Gazette dated  the 4thJuly,  2002.

 

NOTIFICATION

 

            In exerciseof the powers conferred by section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition ofSmoking and Health Protection Act, 2002 (Act No.14 of 2002), the Governor ofAndhra Pradesh hereby declares the following places of public work or use inAndhra Pradesh to be “non-smoking places” for the purpose of the said Act,namely;-

 

S.No.

Name of place of public work or use (with full description)

(1)

(2)

1.

All places of public work or use as defined in section 2(e) of the Andhra Pradesh Smoking and Health Protection Act, 2002 includes auditoria, hospital buildings, health institutions, educational institutions, libraries, court buildings, public offices, public conveyances including Railways, amusement centres, restaurants, hotels, pubs function halls, monuments and stadia (closed area only), cinema halls, shops and shopping complexes.

2.

All public service vehicles as defined in section 2(g) of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Smoking and Health Protection Act, 2002 read with clause (35) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

 

(BY ORDER AND INTHE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

 

ASOKE KUMAR TIGIDI

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TOGOVERNMENT

 To

The Commissioner of Printing, Stationary & StoresPurchase (Printing Wing),

Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (with arequest to publish the above 

Notification and furnish 200copies to Government and 200 copies to all the District Collectors in theState).

All the Heads of Departments under the control of Health,Medical

and Family Welfare Department

All the Departments of Secretariat, A.P., Hyderabad (witha request to

communicate to all the Heads ofDepartments under their control).

All the District Collectors / Superintendents of Police inthe State.

The Commissioners of Police, Hyderabad / Visakhapatnam /Vijayawada.

The Commissioner of Information and Public Relations,A.P., Hyderabad  (with a request to givewide publicity to the  Notifciation inthe newspapers).

The Joint Secretary to Government of India, Ministry ofHealth &

Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan,New Delhi – 11.

The Advocate-on-Record for the State of Andhra Pradesh,Andhra

Bhavan, No.1 Asoka Road, NewDelhi – 01.

 

Copy to :  Registrar,Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad

The Secretary Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission,Hyderabad

The Accountant General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad

The J.S. to C.M.

The P.S. to Minister (HM&FW).

The P.S. to Principal Secretary to Government (Health).

The General Administration (SB)Department.

The Law (E) Department.

 

/ / FORWARDED :  : BY ORDER / /

 

 

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