Singapore legislation
Regulation 19
Regulation 19
Non-applicability of extra-territoriality of Act
Subregulation 1
Section 145(2) of the Act shall not apply in respect of any advertisement issued by or on behalf of a person carrying on insurance business as an insurance intermediary outside Singapore if —
the advertisement is not made to or directed at persons in Singapore, whether electronically or otherwise;
the advertisement does not contain any information especially relevant to persons in Singapore;
the advertisement contains a prominent disclaimer referred to in paragraph (2); and
the advertisement is not referred to in, or directly accessible from, any source which is calculated to draw the attention of persons in Singapore to the advertisement.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the disclaimer shall consist of a statement to the effect that the advertisement to which it relates —
is directed at persons outside Singapore; or (b)shall not be acted on by persons in Singapore.
Subregulation 3
In this regulation, “advertisement” means the dissemination or conveyance of information, or invitation or solicitation by any means or in any form, including by means of —
publication in a newspaper, magazine, journal or other periodical;
display of posters or notices;
circulars, handbills, brochures, pamphlets, books or other documents;
letters addressed to individuals or bodies corporate or unincorporate;
photographs or cinematograph films; or
sound broadcasting, television, the internet or other media.