Singapore legislation

Section 20

Restrictions on sale and supply of contact lenses

(1)

Subject to this section, no person shall sell or supply contact lenses unless he has in force a licence under this Act.

(2)

Nothing in subsection (1) shall prohibit a manufacturer of, or a wholesale dealer in, contact lenses from supplying contact lenses in the ordinary course of business to —

(a)

a registered contact lens practitioner or the holder of a provisional licence;

(b)

any hospital, clinic, nursing home or other institution providing medical or surgical treatment;

(c)

any institution or other body for the purpose of education or research;

(d)

a Government department; or

(e)

any other person for the sole purpose of export.

(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 6 months or to both.

Read in full context — Contact Lens Practitioners Act →