Singapore legislation

Clause 36

of Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Amendment) and Other Matters Bill

Clause 36

Amendment of Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972

In the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 —

(a)

in section 34(1), replace “any dangerous, prohibited or controlled drug or any psychoactive substance as defined in any written law relating to the misuse or control of drugs or harmful substances” with “any controlled drug, psychoactive substance or specified psychoactive substance”;

(b)

in section 34, replace subsection (4) with —“(4) In this section —“controlled drug”, “excluded substance”, “psychoactive effect” and “psychoactive substance” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;“specified psychoactive substance” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993.”;

(c)

in section 99(1)(a), after sub‑paragraph (ii), insert —“(iia)a person appointed under section 28A(a)(ii) of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993;”;

(d)

in section 99(1)(b), replace “or psychoactive substance” with “, psychoactive substance or specified psychoactive substance”;

(e)

in section 99(1), after “the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973”, insert “or the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993”;

(f)

in section 99(2), in the definition of “Home Team Science and Technology Agency”, replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon; and

(g)

in section 99(2), after the definition of “Home Team Science and Technology Agency”, insert —“ “specified psychoactive substance” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993.”.