Article 110 of The Railways Act, 1890 (against smoking)

The Railways Act, 1890
( ACT NO. IX OF 1890 )

[ 21st March 1890 ]

1. An Act to consolidate, amend and add to the law relating to the Railway.
WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate, amend and add to the law relating to the railway; It is hereby enacted as follows:-

Article 110 of the Railways Act, 1890 prohibits any passenger from smoking in any compartment of a train other than a compartment specifically designated for smoking. Article 110 also establishes the penalties for those who violate this provision. The date of enactment is March 21, 1890. The law came into force on May 1, 1890. An excerpted portion – Article 110 – is available here. please see the below:

110. (1) If a person, without the consent of his fellow-passengers, if any, in the same compartment, smokes in any compartment except a compartment specially provided for the purpose, he shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty Taka.

(2) If any person persists in so smoking after being warned by any railway servant to desist, he may, in addition to incurring the liability mentioned in sub-section (1), be removed by any railway servant from the carriage in which he is travelling.

 

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