Singapore legislation
Clause 8
Clause 8
Repeal and re-enactment of section 9 and new sections 9A and 9B
Section 9 of the principal Act is repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Advertisements not exempted
9. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as exempting from the provisions of this Act any advertisement relating to smoking contained in any notice, circular, pamphlet, brochure or other printed matter or document which is not a newspaper within the meaning of this Act and which is printed or published outside Singapore and brought into Singapore for distribution solely or mainly for the purpose of announcing or commending the qualities of any brand of cigarettes, cigars or other forms of tobacco.Jurisdiction of District and Magistrate’s Courts9A. Any offence under this Act may be tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court and that Court shall, notwithstanding any other written law, have jurisdiction to impose the maximum penalty provided for by this Act.Composition of offences9B.—
The Minister or any person authorised by him in writing may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $1,000.(2) The Minister may make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded.”.