The ministry of well being has reportedly issued ‘takedown notices’ to fifteen web sites promoting e-cigarettes directing them to forestall commercial and sale of those merchandise. According to a record, six extra web sites are at the radar.
Citing assets, information company PTI reported that of those 15 web sites, 4 have stopped operations.
“Four of the 15 online entities have responded and shut down their operations. We are still waiting for the remaining to respond, failing which further action will be initiated,” the legitimate supply mentioned.
“If they don’t respond and comply with the law, the health ministry will write to the ministry of electronics and information technology for taking down these websites. Legal action will also be taken against these websites accordingly,” the supply was once quoted as pronouncing .
The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage, and Advertisement) Act prohibits the manufacturing, industry, garage and commercial of e-cigarettes. The Act got here into pressure in 2019.
The record additionally stated that the ministry may be tracking the commercial and sale of e-cigarettes on social media and could also be served notices quickly.
What the awareness stated
The well being ministry’s understand to the internet sites stated:
We have recognized that knowledge in terms of on-line commercial and sale of unlawful e-cigarettes, which is prohibited below Section 4 of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act is being hosted, displayed, printed, transmitted, and shared in your platform.
In gentle of the above, and below phase 79(3)(b) of the knowledge generation act2000 (IT Act), and in pursuance of the federal government notification dated November 15, 2021, the undersigned is hereby licensed to direct you to disable get right of entry to and or take away any knowledge recognized within the enclosed file with out vitiating the proof in any means.
It warned that if those web sites fail in complying with the directive, it “may amount to aiding/abetting the transmission of such illegal information or conduct of such illegal activity, as the case may be, and you may be prosecuted for hosting such information, data, or communication links”.
This will draw in consequences below the IT Act and/or Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, the awareness stated. The on-line entities have been requested to reply inside 36 hours of receiving the awareness.
Citing assets, information company PTI reported that of those 15 web sites, 4 have stopped operations.
“Four of the 15 online entities have responded and shut down their operations. We are still waiting for the remaining to respond, failing which further action will be initiated,” the legitimate supply mentioned.
“If they don’t respond and comply with the law, the health ministry will write to the ministry of electronics and information technology for taking down these websites. Legal action will also be taken against these websites accordingly,” the supply was once quoted as pronouncing .
The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage, and Advertisement) Act prohibits the manufacturing, industry, garage and commercial of e-cigarettes. The Act got here into pressure in 2019.
The record additionally stated that the ministry may be tracking the commercial and sale of e-cigarettes on social media and could also be served notices quickly.
What the awareness stated
The well being ministry’s understand to the internet sites stated:
We have recognized that knowledge in terms of on-line commercial and sale of unlawful e-cigarettes, which is prohibited below Section 4 of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act is being hosted, displayed, printed, transmitted, and shared in your platform.
In gentle of the above, and below phase 79(3)(b) of the knowledge generation act2000 (IT Act), and in pursuance of the federal government notification dated November 15, 2021, the undersigned is hereby licensed to direct you to disable get right of entry to and or take away any knowledge recognized within the enclosed file with out vitiating the proof in any means.
It warned that if those web sites fail in complying with the directive, it “may amount to aiding/abetting the transmission of such illegal information or conduct of such illegal activity, as the case may be, and you may be prosecuted for hosting such information, data, or communication links”.
This will draw in consequences below the IT Act and/or Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, the awareness stated. The on-line entities have been requested to reply inside 36 hours of receiving the awareness.