Implementing Agency.
Section 29
SEC. 29. Implementing Agency. — An Inter-Agency Committee - Tobacco (IAC- Tobacco), which shall have the exclusive power and function to administer and implement the provisions of this Act, is hereby created. The IAC-Tobacco shall be chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) with the Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) as Vise Chairperson. The IAC-Tobacco shall have the following as members: Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA); Secretary of the Department of Justice(DOJ); Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF); Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Secretary of the Department of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST); Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd); Administrator of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA); A representative from the Tobacco Industry to be nominated by the legitimate and recognized associations of the industry; and A representative from a nongovernment organization (NGO) involved in public health promotion nominated by DOH in consultation with the concerned NGOs; The Department Secretaries may designate their Undersecretaries as their authorized representatives to the IAC.