Important Notifications

Circular and Office Order issued by Government of Himachal Pradesh for implementation of COTPA, 2003 in the state.

Complete COTPA, 2003
(with Laws, Rules and Notifications revised updates)

• Ban on Smoking Scenes in Films and TV Shows, Revised on 27-10-2011 
• Supreme Court Vacated the Mumbai High Court Decision on Point of Sale Rule of COTPA
• Guidelines for implementation of Section-5 of COTPA (Point of Sale) Promotional Advt. 
• Delhi High Court Rejected Plea filed by tobacco traders against Section 6 of COTPA
• Amended Rules for Pictorial Health Warning effective from 1st April, 2013 
• Sample of Pictorial Health Warning for Smoking and Chewing Tobacco from April, 2013 
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• HP Government Support to HPVHA for Smoke Free Himachal 
• Authorisation of Head Constable for compounding section 4 and 6 of COTPA
• State Coordination and Monitoring Committee for Tobacco Contol
• Printing of Receipts and Challan Books and Bank Account Opening  
• Printing of Receipts and Challn Book for Police Department under COTPA 
• Department of Health Association for District and Block Workshop on COTPA 
• MOH as Member Secretary in District Level Coordination and Monitoring Committee for Tobacco Control
• Block Level Flying Squad for COTPA implementation 
• District Level Flying Squad for COTPA implementation 
• Notified Courts for COTPA Section 4 & 6 
• Directions to all Educational Institution for Section 4 & 6 of COTPA 
• Directions to all Distt. Panchayat Officer, Block Development Officer by Director RD 
• Health Director Direction to Panchayati Raj for authorisation of PRIs for implementation of section 4 and 6 of COTPA 
• Guideline for Tobacco Free Educational Institutions 
• CBSE Guideline for Tobacco Free Educational Institutions 
• Appointment of Nodal Officer by Postal Department 
• Order on Gutka Ban in HP 
• Challan Format for COTPA (Sample) 
• Receipt Sample for COTPA (Sample)
• COTPA, 2003 Act English Version
• COTPA, 2003 Act Hindi Version 
• Section 6 Revised on 11 August, 2011 for sale of tobacco to minors and authorisation of head of education institutions 
• Power of Enforcement List of additional authorised persons like PRI, Bus Conductor
• Signage specified in Revised Rule under Section 6(a)