32. Prohibition on installation of vending machines for dispensing tobacco product or alcohol product

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

A person shall not install, or permit the installation and operation of, any automatic vending machine that dispenses, or is capable of dispensing, any tobacco product or alcohol product in any place to which the public have access.

(2)

In this section, “automatic vending machine that dispenses or is capable of dispensing any tobacco product or alcohol product” means any self service machine that—

(a)

on the insertion of a coin or token or any other means dispenses by way of sale, any tobacco product or alcohol product whether automatically or with the assistance of the purchaser ; and

(b)

does not require replenishment between each such sale.

(3)

Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Read on from s 33