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Tobacco Control Laws

Tobacco Control CellHealth Services Academy

Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination


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Introduction

Created in July, 2007 as a part of non-development budget, with the aim to enhancetobacco control in Pakistan

Having national and international obligations

Headed by Director General (Implementation)

Merged with Health Service Academy, and placedwith Ministry of National Health Services,Regulations and Coordination

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Tobacco is the

single largest preventable

cause of death

in the world

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Global Tobacco Epidemic

100 million deaths in the 20th century

5 million deaths annually: mostly indeveloping countries

1 billion estimated deaths during the21st century

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Tobacco causes

90%of all lung cancersdeaths worldwide

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It causes

20%of all othercancer deaths

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25% of

cardiovascular diseaseworldwide -

thanks to tobacco!

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Tobacco kills

274Pakistanis every day

(National Health Survey, 1994)

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5000 Pakistanis areadmitted to hospital

every day

because of tobacco

(National Health Survey, 1994)

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1200Pakistani childrenbetween

ages 6 and 15

begin smokingevery day !

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Second-hand Smoke

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Second-hand smoke

kills600,000people every year

worldwide - WHO

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Secondhand smoke causes thesame problemsas direct smoking

It causes premature death and disease

in childrenand in adultswho do not smoke

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Sheesha

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Awareness about the law,

before enforcement !

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Prohibition of Smokingand

Protection ofNon-Smokers Health

Ordinance 2002


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Section-2 (c): Places of Public Work or Use

auditoriums, buildings, health institutions,amusement centers, restaurants, public offices,

court buildings, cinema halls, conference orseminar halls, eating houses, hotel lounges, other

waiting lounges, libraries, bus stations or stands,sports stadiums, educational institutions

and the like which are visited by general public

but does not include any open place.


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Section-5

Prohibition of smoking

and other tobacco use atplaces of public work or use


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All public places

declared smoke free

i.e. no Designated Smoking Zonesany more!

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SRO 51 (KE)/2009


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Section-6

Prohibition of smoking

inpublic-service vehicles


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Section-7

Restriction and regulationof

advertisement of cigarettes


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SRO 53(KE)/2009

No free goods,

Cash rebates,

free samples,discounts,

or goods below the market value

to generate sales

and promote smoking

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Tobacco Advertisement

Guidelines

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S.R.O. 882(I)/2007 (1)

Guidelines on the size of advertisements in theprint media, magazines, shop fascias, bill boardsand use of electronic media for the tobacco andtobacco products advertisements:

Tobacco ads in the press will not be more than onesquare inch (effective May 31, 2007).


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S.R.O. 882(I)/2007 (2)

The size of the tobacco product advertisementboards on shops by the industry will not bemore than one square foot.

Advertisement of tobacco on electronic mediawill be allowed only between 3 AM To 4 AM


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S.R.O. 882(I)/2007 (3)

No incidental advertisement of smoking will beallowed on any media

No tobacco ads placement shall be made onthe front and back pages of any publication,nor on inside front and back covers ofmagazines.


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S.R.O. 882(I)/2007 (4)

Billboards (except point-of-sale shop fascias)will not be more than 1 sq. meter in size.

Come in force on 21.08.2007


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F.13-5/2003 HE (1)

No tobacco advertising will be presented intheatres, cinemas in which persons under 18 areallowed

Health Warning will be required on tobaccoadvertisements on all channels/electronic media

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F.13-5/2003 HE (2)

No reference to children will be made and theadvertising must not be addressed to them

Tobacco will not be advertised in or within 50meters of registered schools, on buses, in sportscentres, or in comic books

Tobacco advertising is prohibited in publicationsintended for young people

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F.13-5/2003 HE (3)

Advertising directed at young people is prohibited

Sports stars and young artists / historical figures

and members of the learned professions will notbe depicted using or smoking cigarettes inposters, films or on record albums

Young people (under 40 years of age) may notbe used as models in advertisements for tobacco

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F.13-5/2003 HE (4)

Association of tobacco advertising with sports,adventure, sex and success in life will be

prohibited

Encouraging smoking as a means of improvingconcentration or performance will be prohibited

Sponsorship of any type of events wherebytobacco is promoted will not be permitted

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Section-8

Prohibition of

sale of cigarettesto those

under 18 years of age


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Section-9

Prohibition of

storage, sale and distributionof cigarettes within

50 meters

of educational institutions


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Section-10

Conspicuous display of sign

in andoutside the premises

NO SMOKING ZONE!

SMOKING IS AN OFFENCE!


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Section-11

Penalties Sections 5, 6 & 10

First offence - Fine up to Rs.1000

Subsequently - Fine not less than Rs.1,000 and upto Rs.100,000

Sections 7, 8 & 9

First offence - Fine up to Rs.5000

Subsequently - Fine not less than Rs.100,000orimprisonment up to 3 months or both


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Section-12

Ejectmentfrom public place

by authorized person

or police officer

not below the rank of sub-inspector


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Section-2 (b)

authorised person= authorised officer

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Authorized Persons(S.R.O. 654 (I)/2003)

The Federal Government is pleasedto authorize and declare

the following persons to be

competent to act under the

provisions of this Ordinance:


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Authorised to:

(a) eject a smoker or

(b) file a complaint in writing

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Persons Authorized to Act (1)

a) Members Parliamentand ProvincialAssemblies

b) District, Tehsil and Union Council Nazimsand

Deputy Nazims and councilors

c) All officers in BPS-20 and above, in the

places under their jurisdiction

d) All Police Officers of the rank of Assistnt Sub-

Inspector and above


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e) heads of the educational institutions, in

respect of the institution

f) public transport, bus and wagon drivers

and conductors, in respect of the vessel(SRO 653(1)/2003 declares vehicles as public places too)

g) train driver and conductor guards, inrespect of the train

h) managers of airport lounges, waiting

rooms


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i) crew members aboard aeroplanes

j) managers of establishments, where services are

provided to the public

k) heads of hospitals andhealthcare

establishments

l) managers of restaurants, cinemas, etc.


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Section-13

Magistrates of the First Class

to take cognizance of offences

on a complaint in writing by anauthorized person

or a police officer

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Recap of Sections of Law

Section-2 = Defines public places

Section-5 = No Smoking in Public Places

Section-6= No Smoking in Public Transport

Section-7= Regulation of Advertisements

Section-8= No Sale to under-18s

Section-9= No sale or storage near schools etc.

Section-10= Display of No Smoking signs

Section-11= Penalties

Section-12= Ejectment by authorised persons

Section-13= Written Complaint before Magistrate44

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Recap of

Statutory Regulatory Orders or SROs

SRO 654 of 2003 : Authorised persons

SRO 653 of 2003 : Public transport vehicles are also

public places

S.R.O. 882(I)/2007:Advertisement guidelines

SRO 51 (KE)/2009 : No designated smoking areas

SRO 53(KE)/2009 : Restrictions on promotional activities45


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Cigarette(Printing of Warning)

Ordinance,1979

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Section 3 (amended in 2002)

"Printing of health warning:

There shall be printed legiblyand prominently, both inEnglishand Urdu, on every packet of tobacco and on alltypes of advertisements on any media, a health warningas the Ministry of Health may, by notification in theofficial Gazette, Prescribe".

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Section 4

Prohibition to sell etc.

No person shall-

a) Manufacture packets of cigarettes, or

b) Sell or offer for sale cigarettes from packets of cigarettes,

or

c) Possessor sellor offerfor sale of packets if cigarettes, onwhich the warning is not printed

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Section 5

Penalties:

(1) whoever contravenes any provision of section 4 shall bepunishable with imprisonment for a term which may

extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to tenthousand rupees , or with both.

(2) where a Court convicts a person of an offence

punishable under sub section (1), it shall direct that thepacket of cigarettes and the cigarettes in respect of whichthe offence has been committed be forfeited to theFederal Government.

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Section 6

Offences by companies:

If the person contravening any provision of section 4 bea companyor other body corporate, every director,manager, secretary or other officer or agent thereof shall,unless he proves that the contravention took placewithout his knowledge or that he exercised all due

diligence to prevent such contravention, be deemed to beguilty of such contravention.

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Section 7

Cognizance of offences

1) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first classshall try any offense punishable under this ordinance

2) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishableunder this ordinance except on a complaint made inwriting by a police officer not below the rank ofASI/Excise officer not below the rank of SI or any otherauthorized officer

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Pictorial Health Warnings

from

May 31, 2010

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Summary of Achievements (1)

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Activity Quantity Target Audience

1 Dissemination of

information materials

on hazards of tobacco

use, second handtobacco smoke and

tobacco control laws

176,000 Police, Principals / Head teachers,

Managers of Restaurants, Drivers,

Conductors, Traffic Police, General

Public

2 Orientation/Capacity

building Sessions forauthorized persons

notified under tobacco

control laws

167

(More than5000

officers

were

trained)

Police, Principals / Head teachers,

Managers of Restaurants, Drivers,Conductors, Traffic Police, NGOs,

Factory Workers, Security and support

staff of judges of Supreme court.


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3 Meetings of the District

Implementation &

Monitoring Committee onTobacco Control

17 Relevant district

departments

4 Meeting of the Provincial

Implementation

Committee on TobaccoControl

1 Relevant provincial

departments of KPP

5 Radio Programs 15 General public

6 FM Spots 120 General public


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10 Cases registered

against companies

/ persons on

violation oftobacco control

laws

71 5 cases against Phillip Morris Pakistan

(PMI)

5 case against Pakistan Tobacco

Company (PTC) (2 in Quetta) Other cases are against management

of sheesha bars, retailers and

smokers

More than 50,000 smuggled cigarettepacks confiscated

11 Online Monitoring

/MIS Development

1 Monitoring implementation of law


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Advocacy Material

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Plan of Action for KPK

Post Devolution scenario

Coordination with Federal Tcc

Provincial Tobacco Control Cell & PC 1

Implementation of Tobacco Control Laws.

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