Singapore legislation

Clause 51

Prohibition of certain medical advertisements

(1)

No person shall publish or cause to be published —

(a)

any medical advertisement which directly or indirectly claims, indicates or suggests that the article advertised will prevent, alleviate or cure any disease or condition specified in the First Schedule; or

(b)

any advertisement referring to any skill or service relating to the treatment of any disease or condition affecting the human body.

(2)

Subsection (1) shall not apply to any advertisement which is distributed only to, or is contained in a publication intended for circulation mainly among one or more of the following classes of persons, that is to say: —

(a)

practitioners;

(b)

pharmacists;

(c)

nurses and midwives;

(d)

persons undergoing training with a view to becoming practitioners, pharmacists or nurses and midwives.

(3)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(4)

The Minister may by order —

(a)

amend the First Schedule; and

(b)

exempt any advertisement or class of advertisements from the provisions of subsection (1).

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