Notification issued by Director Medical and Health Services, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Silvassa.
Dear all,
Your association SIMA is forwarding herewith a Notification No. DMHS/DNH/FSSA/2020/590 dated 15.01.2020 issued by the Designated Officer, Director Medical & Health Services, Silvassa, D&NH.
Vide the Notification it is reiterate regarding prohibited and imposed complete Ban on Manufacture, Storage, Distribution and/or sale of Chewing Tobacco (zarda, gutkha/pan masala, etc.. known by any names) containing tobacco in the UT of DNH vide Notification No. DMHS/DNH/FSSA/2012/363/8840 dated 27/11/2018.
Nicotine is also prohibited as an ingredient in any food item under the Food Safety Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulation 2011 and listed as Hazardous Chemical in the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 also listed as an insecticide under the Insecticide Act, 1968.
“Hookah Bar” means an establishment where people gather to smoke tobacco from a communal hookah or narghile which provided individually.
Whoever contravenes the provisions of Section 4, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both, and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees.
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This is for your kind information.
Thanking you,
With regards,
For Silvassa Industries & Manufacturers Association
Narendra Trivedi
Secretary
