Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Notices prohibiting smoking to be displayed in cinemas, etc.
(1)
The manager of every cinema, theatre and specified building and the owner of every bus —
shall cause to be displayed suitable and sufficient notices of an adequate size or sizes in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil in conspicuous positions therein, stating that smoking is prohibited and the penalty provided therefor under this Act; and
shall, if so directed by the Commissioner, site such notices in such places, phrase them in such manner or cause them to be of such size, as the Commissioner may consider fit.
(2)
Such manager or owner may, in addition to such notices, adopt any means, method or device as he may think fit for bringing the prohibition and penalty to the attention of the audience, spectators, passengers and other persons concerned, as the case may be.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1), a notice shall be deemed to be adequately phrased if it states “Smoking Strictly Prohibited. Penalty $500”; but, subject to any direction that may be given by the Commissioner under subsection (1)(b), nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the use of other words, phrases or modes of expression if their purport is clear and in accordance with that subsection.
(4)
The manager of any cinema, theatre or specified building and the owner of any bus who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) or fails to comply with any directions given by the Commissioner under that subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.