Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Advertisements in newspapers published outside Singapore
(1)
This Part does not apply to any advertisement described in section 3(1)(a), (c) or (d) (called in this section a relevant advertisement), if the advertisement is contained in a newspaper that —
is printed or published outside Singapore;
is brought into Singapore for sale, free distribution or personal use; and
is not a newspaper of a class or description specified by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
(2)
Despite subsection (1), a person must not distribute or supply or cause to be distributed or supplied, whether free of charge or otherwise, any newspaper or printed matter containing any relevant advertisement which is printed or published outside Singapore and is brought into Singapore, if that newspaper or printed matter —
forms part of, or is supplemental to, any newspaper that is printed or published in Singapore; and
is supplied or distributed to any purchaser or subscriber of any newspaper that is printed or published in Singapore, whether or not the firstmentioned newspaper or printed matter is supplied or distributed at the same time as, or together with, the newspaper printed or published in Singapore.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.