Singapore legislation
Section 51
Section 51
Prohibition of certain medical advertisements
(1)
A person must not publish or cause to be published —
any medical advertisement which directly or indirectly claims, indicates or suggests that the article advertised will prevent, alleviate or cure any disease or condition specified in the First Schedule; or
any advertisement referring to any skill or service relating to the treatment of any disease or condition affecting the human body.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any advertisement which is distributed only to, or is contained in a publication intended for circulation mainly among one or more of the following classes of persons:
practitioners;
pharmacists;
nurses and midwives;
persons undergoing training with a view to becoming practitioners, pharmacists or nurses and midwives.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(4)
The Minister may by order —
amend the First Schedule; and
exempt any advertisement or class of advertisements from subsection (1).