Clause 12

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) A person who, being below the age of 18 years —

uses or has in the person’s possession, in a public place or on a road in Singapore, any tobacco product; or

buys in Singapore any tobacco product,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $300.(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), it does not matter whether the possession or the buying of the tobacco product by the person is for the person’s own use or for someone else to use.”; and

by deleting the words “, the officer may seize any tobacco product in the possession of such person” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “or in possession of any tobacco product, the officer may seize the tobacco product”.