Singapore legislation

Section 37

of Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993

Section 37

Regulations

Amended by9/20169/20199/2019

(1)

The Minister may make such regulations as appear to him or her necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2)

Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or with respect to any of the following matters:

(a)

the class or classes of licences to be granted under section 18, the form and duration of the licences, the terms and conditions upon which and the circumstances in which the licences may be granted, held, suspended, cancelled, altered, extended, renewed or replaced and the fees payable in respect of the licences;

(b)

a register to be kept of the licences granted, the particulars to be entered in the register and for the publication of the names of licensees;

(c)

requiring such information or security as the Minister considers necessary in relation to the application for the grant or renewal of a licence;

(d)

prescribing the books, records or accounts to be kept by licensees;

(e)

the requirements under this Act for tobacco products and their packaging or labelling, including —

(i)

the requirements as to size, appearance and design of tobacco products and their packaging or labelling;

(ii)

the health warnings and other information to be stated on tobacco products and their packaging or labelling; and

(iii)

the trade marks, terms, descriptors, figurative or other signs, features, scents and sounds that are prohibited in relation to tobacco products and their packaging or labelling.

Amended by9/20169/2019

(3)

For the purposes of subsection (2)(e), different requirements or prohibitions may be prescribed for different tobacco products or different types of packaging or labelling of tobacco products.

Amended by9/2019

(4)

All such regulations must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.

Section 37 — Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993