Anyone refusing to comply with the order of government orders under the Disaster Management Act will result in imprisonment up to one year or a fine, or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2666 The guidelines also mandated the wearing of face masks<\/strong> in public places.
\u2666 MHA has made spitting punishable with a fine under Section 51 (b) of the Disaster Management Act. <\/strong>
\u2666 Spitting in public has been already made an offence under municipal laws in various cities. This has been hardly taken seriously by the people in the country.
\u2666 Measures have been taken by the Municipal corporations of Delhi and several other states.
\u2666 Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand have already issued orders to ban tobacco products and spitting in public places amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
\u2666 MHA imposed a strict ban on the sale of liquor, ‘gutka’, tobacco, etc. It strictly prohibited spitting in public places.
\u2666 The directives shall be implemented by district magistrates through fines and penal action given under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. <\/strong>
\u2666 Anyone refusing to comply with the order of government orders under the Disaster Management Act will result in imprisonment up to one year or a fine, or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n