Singapore legislation
Clause 11
of Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) Bill
Clause 11
Control of smoking, etc., by young persons
(1)
Any person who, being below the age of 18 years, smokes or chews any tobacco product in a public place or on a road, or buys or has in his possession, whether for his own use or not, any tobacco product, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $100.
(2)
Where a police officer or an authorised officer finds in any public place or on a road a person, whom the officer reasonably suspects as being below the age of 18 years, smoking or chewing or about to smoke or chew any tobacco product, the officer may seize any tobacco product in the possession of such person.
(3)
For the purposes of this section —
Definition
“public place” means the premises of a school within the meaning of the Education Act [Cap. 87] or any place, premises or building or part thereof to which members of the public or a section of the public have or ordinarily would have access whether on payment of a fee or otherwise;
Definition
“road” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act [Cap. 276].