Legal restrictions for advertising in India:
All advertising in India is governed by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).
This council sets standards of advertising messages and images.
Tobacco
The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 ("Tobacco Prohibition Act") prohibits all direct and indirect advertising of tobacco products in all media.
Human Organs
The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994: This law provides for the regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs. This law prohibits any advertising inviting persons to supply, offering to supply, and any human organ for payment.
The advertisement asking people to donate their eyes and kidneys for humanitarian causes.
Legal restrictions for advertising in Australia:
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 (Cth) (TAP Act) aims to restrict the exposure of the public to messages and images that promote, encourage or persuade people to smoke or continue smoking. It prohibits incorporating a tobacco advertisement into a film and defines a tobacco advertisement as including a moving picture that:
Gives publicity to, promotes or intends to promote;
Smoking, the purchase of tobacco products, a particular brand of tobacco product, a specific tobacco manufacturer or any words or images closely associated with a tobacco product.
The Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) prohibits unauthorized use of trademarks as trademarks. In other words, use of a trade mark to indicate a connection between the goods or services and the manufacturer or service provider
An advisement showing the flying doctor using a brand of highly renowned tobacco and cigar.
Legal restrictions for advertising in England:
The Office of Fair Trade publishes a guide called ‘The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations: a basic guide for business' with advice on advertising legally,
The Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008' for more detail about the regulations that cover advertising to businesses.
An advertisement showing women smoking cigarettes in a bar or drinking favorite vodka.
Legal restrictions on advertising in Canada:
The smoking and tobacco products advertisements (prohibition) act 1989 prohibits cigarette and tobacco advertising in print media.
The federal legislation prevents commercial l speech which deems other prodcuts inferior to also come under the ambit of restricted advertising.
An advertisement demeaning the coke as against Pepsi