The Union Health Ministry in New Delhi, India, has sent warnings to 15 websites for selling e-cigarettes and ordered them to stop selling and advertising the items. The websites were not announced.
If those sites do not comply with the law, they will face legal consequences. The government has its eyes on six more websites that may also receive notices soon.
The Ministry is monitoring online media to ensure that no one is violating the ban on e-cigarettes that was put in place in 2019.
The notice states that “it has been discovered that your platform is displaying, broadcasting, and sharing information related to the sale of e-cigarettes, which is against the law,” according to The News Agency.
Four websites have already acknowledged the warning and taken action, while the rest are yet to respond.
Those who fail to do so within 36 hours may be subjected to fines as stipulated by the IT Act and/or the Electronic Cigarette Prohibition Act.