Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Tobacco and Vaporisers Control (Prohibited Tobacco Products and Imitation Tobacco Products) (Exemption) Order 2018

Regulation 2

Definitions

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In this Order —“exempt imitation tobacco product” means a heating device intended to be used with a heated tobacco product (also known as a heat-not-burn tobacco product);“exempted purpose” means —

(a)

non‑clinical research;

(b)

product development; or

(c)

a supply‑chain related activity;“non‑clinical research”, in relation to a smokeless tobacco product, vaporiser, vaporiser solution or exempt imitation tobacco product, means any research conducted in a laboratory or other research facility that does not involve the testing or application of the smokeless tobacco product, vaporiser, vaporiser solution or exempt imitation tobacco product on a human being;“product development” means an activity involving research and development, design, enhancement, bringing a product to commercialisation, prototyping, performance testing, quality assurance, tooling, moulding, automation and market certification of products and processes, failure analysis, or an activity that supports any of these activities;“Prohibited Tobacco Products Regulations” means the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Prohibited Tobacco Products) Regulations 2014 (G.N. No. S 769/2014) as in force immediately before 1 May 2026;[Deleted by S 254/2026 wef 01/05/2026]“Section 15 Tobacco Products Regulations” means the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control (Section 15 Tobacco Products) Regulations 2026 (G.N. No. S 240/2026);“smokeless tobacco product” means —

(a)

any tobacco product specified in item 2 of the Schedule to the Prohibited Tobacco Products Regulations; or

(b)

any tobacco product specified in item 2 of Part 2 of the Schedule to the Section 15 Tobacco Products Regulations;“supply‑chain related activity” means an activity involving the movement and storage of products and components, including component sourcing, supplier management, production scheduling and planning, inventory and warehouse management, import and export trade compliance and distribution, or an activity that supports any of these activities;[Deleted by S 254/2026 wef 01/05/2026]“vaporiser” includes an electronic nicotine delivery system;“vaporiser solution” means —

(a)

any tobacco product specified in item 5 of the Schedule to the Prohibited Tobacco Product Regulations; or

(b)

any tobacco product specified in item 3 of Part 2 of the Schedule to the Section 15 Tobacco Products Regulations.

Definition

“exempt imitation tobacco product” means a heating device intended to be used with a heated tobacco product (also known as a heat-not-burn tobacco product);

Amended byS 254/2026 wef 01/05/2026

Definition

“exempted purpose” means —

(a)

non‑clinical research;

(b)

product development; or

(c)

a supply‑chain related activity;

Definition

“non‑clinical research”, in relation to a smokeless tobacco product, vaporiser, vaporiser solution or exempt imitation tobacco product, means any research conducted in a laboratory or other research facility that does not involve the testing or application of the smokeless tobacco product, vaporiser, vaporiser solution or exempt imitation tobacco product on a human being;

Amended byS 254/2026 wef 01/05/2026

Definition

“product development” means an activity involving research and development, design, enhancement, bringing a product to commercialisation, prototyping, performance testing, quality assurance, tooling, moulding, automation and market certification of products and processes, failure analysis, or an activity that supports any of these activities;

Definition

“Prohibited Tobacco Products Regulations” means the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Prohibited Tobacco Products) Regulations 2014 (G.N. No. S 769/2014) as in force immediately before 1 May 2026;

Amended byS 254/2026 wef 01/05/2026

Definition

“Section 15 Tobacco Products Regulations” means the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control (Section 15 Tobacco Products) Regulations 2026 (G.N. No. S 240/2026);

Amended byS 254/2026 wef 01/05/2026

Definition

“smokeless tobacco product” means —

(a)

any tobacco product specified in item 2 of the Schedule to the Prohibited Tobacco Products Regulations; or

(b)

any tobacco product specified in item 2 of Part 2 of the Schedule to the Section 15 Tobacco Products Regulations;

Amended byS 254/2026 wef 01/05/2026

Definition

“supply‑chain related activity” means an activity involving the movement and storage of products and components, including component sourcing, supplier management, production scheduling and planning, inventory and warehouse management, import and export trade compliance and distribution, or an activity that supports any of these activities;

Definition

“vaporiser” includes an electronic nicotine delivery system;

Amended byS 254/2026 wef 01/05/2026

Definition

“vaporiser solution” means —

(a)

any tobacco product specified in item 5 of the Schedule to the Prohibited Tobacco Product Regulations; or

(b)

any tobacco product specified in item 3 of Part 2 of the Schedule to the Section 15 Tobacco Products Regulations.

Amended byS 254/2026 wef 01/05/2026