Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Notices prohibiting smoking to be displayed in cinemas, etc.
(1)
The manager of every cinema, theatre and specified building —
shall cause to be displayed suitable and sufficient notices of an adequate size or sizes in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil in conspicuous positions therein, stating that smoking is prohibited and the penalty provided therefor under this Act; and
shall, if so directed by the Commissioner, site such notices in such places, phrase them in such manner or cause them to be of such size, as the Commissioner may deem fit.
(2)
Such manager may, in addition to such notices, adopt any means, method or device as he may think fit for bringing such prohibition and penalty to the attention of the audience, spectators and other persons concerned, as the case may be.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a notice shall be deemed to be adequately phrased if it states “Smoking Strictly Prohibited. Penalty $500”; but, subject to any direction that may be given by the Commissioner under paragraph (b) of the said subsection, nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the use of other words, phrases or modes of expression if their purport is clear and in accordance with the said subsection.
(4)
The manager of any cinema, theatre or specified building who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section or fails to comply with any directions given by the Commissioner under the said subsection, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.