Singapore legislation

Regulation 29

of Tobacco and Vaporisers Control (Appearance, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 2019

Regulation 29

Permitted marks on cigarettes

Amended byS 241/2026 wef 01/05/2026S 241/2026 wef 01/05/2026S 241/2026 wef 01/05/2026S 241/2026 wef 01/05/2026

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 241/2026 wef 01/05/2026S 241/2026 wef 01/05/2026S 241/2026 wef 01/05/2026S 241/2026 wef 01/05/2026

A cigarette that is —

(a)

imported into Singapore, except a cigarette that is imported solely for re‑export from Singapore under section 17(2)(a) of the Act; (b)sold or given in Singapore, or transported, sent, delivered or distributed within Singapore;

(c)

offered to be sold or given in Singapore, or transported, sent, delivered or distributed within Singapore; or

(d)

in a person’s possession in Singapore for the purpose of sale or gift in Singapore, or transport, sending, delivery or distribution within Singapore,must not bear any mark except a mark mentioned in paragraph (2), or that is otherwise required or permitted under the Act, its regulations or any other written law.

Subregulation 2

Each cigarette may, for the purpose of identifying the brand name and variant name of the cigarette, bear only one alphanumeric code that —

(a)

must be printed —

(i)

in Arial typeface in a normal weighted font;

(ii)

in black colour;

(iii)

in a uniform font size of not more than 2.8 millimetres; and

(iv)

horizontally around the circumference of the cigarette in one line of text;

(b)

must appear —

(i)

not more than 10 millimetres from the filter of the cigarette, if the cigarette has a filter; or

(ii)

at one end of the cigarette, if the cigarette has no filter; and

(c)

must not have the effect of promoting the cigarette.