Section 10 of The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003
No specified warning or indication of nicotine and tar contents in cigarettes and any other tobacco products shall be deemed to be in accordance with the provisions of this Act if the height of each letter or figure, or both the used on such warning and indication is less than the height as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Summary
- It governs the physical size, specifically the height, of letters and figures used on tobacco packaging.
- It declares that a health warning is not legally valid if the height of its letters or figures is less than the height set by the rules.
- It declares that the nicotine and tar content indications are also invalid if their letters or figures are smaller than the height set by the rules.
- It ensures that warning labels and chemical measurements cannot be hidden in microscopic or unreadable fine print.
Practical examples
FAQ
1. What does Section 10 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, say about the size of letters on a tobacco pack?
Under Section 10 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, the height of each letter or figure used in both the specified warning and the nicotine and tar indications must not be less than the height prescribed by rules.
2. Does the size rule in Section 10 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, apply only to the health warning or also to the chemical contents?
Under Section 10 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, the letter and figure height requirement applies to both the specified health warning and the indication of nicotine and tar contents.
3. Can a manufacturer print a warning in small text if the pack itself is very small under Section 10 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003?
No, under Section 10 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, any warning or chemical display that is smaller than the prescribed height is deemed not to be in accordance with the Act, regardless of pack size.
Test yourself
Q1.Under Section 10 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, what dimension of the letters or figures is specifically regulated?
Q2.Under Section 10 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, which two displays must comply with the letter and figure height rules?
Q3.Under Section 10 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, what is the legal consequence if the height of the letters on a health warning is less than the height prescribed by the rules?
Q4.Under Section 7 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, packages must list nicotine and tar contents along with a specified warning. How does Section 10 cross-regulate these exact elements?