Section 17

import into Singapore; or

distribute, sell, offer for sale or possess for sale in Singapore,a tobacco product which, or the packaging or labelling of which, does not comply with subsection (3).

the re-export of the tobacco products from Singapore —

whether or not on the same conveyance on which the tobacco products were brought into Singapore; and

whether or not the tobacco products are landed and kept in any place in Singapore before they are taken out of Singapore; or

the repackaging or relabelling of the tobacco products into packaging or with labelling that complies with subsection (3).

must comply with every requirement prescribed in relation to the tobacco product or its packaging or labelling (as the case may be), including any requirement as to size, appearance, design, health warnings and other information to be stated; and

despite any written law or rule of law, must not bear any trade mark, term, descriptor, figurative or other sign, feature, scent or sound —

that is prescribed as prohibited in relation to the tobacco product or its packaging or labelling; or

that promotes the tobacco product by any means that is false, misleading, deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression about the characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions of the tobacco product, including the misleading impression that the tobacco product is less harmful than other tobacco products.

to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, unless paragraph (b) applies; or

if the person has any prior qualifying conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

a conviction for an offence under subsection (4); or

a conviction for an offence under section 17(2) or 17A(4) as in force immediately before 1 July 2020.