(1)Every University established, or College constituent, or affiliated under this Act shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the campus remains free from the use, sale, and promotion of cigarettes and other tobacco products. The institutions shall mandatorily implement the "Guidelines for Tobacco Free Educational Institutions" as notified by the Government of India or the respective State Government, as the case may be.

(2)It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Vice Chancellor, Director, Student Affairs, and Proctor in the case of Universities, and of the Principal in the case of Constituent or Affiliated Colleges, to ensure the strict implementation and continuous enforcement of the guidelines referred to in sub-section (1), and to maintain the campus as a Cigarette and Tobacco Free Zone.

(3)A radius of one hundred (100) yards from the outer boundary of every University or College shall be deemed to be a notified area for the purposes of Section 6(b) of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act03 (Central Act 34 of 2003), and accordingly, no trade, commerce, production, supply, or distribution of cigarettes or other tobacco products shall be permitted within such area.

(4)The Vice Chancellor, Director, Student Affairs, and Proctor of every University, and the Principal of every Constituent or Affiliated College, shall be responsible for the effective implementation of all applicable provisions of the rules, regulations, and notifications issued under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act03 (Central Act 34 of 2003), within their respective campuses.

CHAPTER XVII: TRANSITORY PROVISIONS