 bill no  323  of  2015 the prohibition of spitting in public places bill, 2015 by shri pralhad venkatesh joshi, mp a billto provide for prohibition of spitting in public places in order to keep the public places cleanbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the prohibition of spitting in public places bill, 2015short title,extent andcommencement(2) it extends to the union territories only(3) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint5definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "local authority" includes a municipal committee, corporation, council by whatever name called, district board, cantonment board or any authority for the time being entrusted by law with the control and administration of any matters within a specified local area; and(b) "spitting" includes expectorating3 notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the spitting in any manner whatsoever, in any public place is hereby prohibited5prohibition of spitting inpublic placepunishment4 (1) whoever violates the provisions of section 3 shall be liable to pay a fine of notless than five hundred rupees in the case of spitting of saliva or phlegm and a fine of not less than one thousand rupees in the case of spitting of betel nut or paan10(2) a person violating the provisions of section 3 shall also be liable to perform suchcommunity service as may be decided by the local authority for four hourspower to make rules5 (1) the central government may, by notification in official gazette, make rules forcarrying out the purposes of this act15 20(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament or, as the case may be, each house of the state legislature, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, parliament or, as the case may be, the state legislature agrees in making any modification in the rule or agrees that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsspitting or expectorating in india is a major health and cleanliness issue that has gripped the country since many years spitting is a potential cause of airborne diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia and influenza (including swine flu) india has the highest number of new cases of tuberculosis and of tb-related deaths in the world, with 23 million new cases and an estimated 320,000 deaths annually further, in 2015 alone there have been more than 30,000 reported cases of swine flu apart from being a serious public health hazard, this habit impacts the tourism industry negatively as the red stains of gutka creates an unhygienic environment for local public and tourists alikekeeping in mind, the swachh bharat abhiyan, it is pivotal that we bring change in our daily lives and manners to make sure that the country could progress in the right direction it is, therefore, proposed to prohibit spitting in public places and making its violation an offencehence this billnew delhi;pralhad venkatesh joshinovember 18, 2015 memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 5 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of this bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for prohibition of spitting in public places in order to keep the public places clean————(shri pralhad venkatesh joshi, mp)gmgipmrnd—3183ls(s3)—09-12-2015