Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Licensing) Regulations 2017
Regulation 4
Grant of licence
Subregulation 1
After considering an application for a licence, the Authority may —
grant the licence in respect of specified premises; or
refuse to grant the licence.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 18(8) of the Act, the prescribed requirements for the grant of a licence to an applicant are all of the following:
the applicant is —
a company incorporated in Singapore or registered under Part 11 of the Companies Act 1967;
a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
a sole proprietor or firm registered under the Business Names Registration Act 2014;
a co‑operative society registered under the Co‑operative Societies Act 1979;
an unincorporated association registered under the Societies Act 1966; or
an individual holding a valid licence under section 32 or 33 of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;
(aa)the applicant is not an under-aged person;
the applicant is fit to be granted a licence, having regard to the matters set out in paragraph (3);
the Authority is satisfied that the premises that are the subject of the application are not in an unsuitable location, having regard to the matters set out in paragraph (4);
the Authority is of the opinion that it is not against the public interest to grant the licence.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the matters that the Authority must have regard to include, but are not limited to —
whether the applicant or a responsible officer of the applicant has been convicted of an offence under section 10(1)(a) of the Act, whether the offence was committed before, on or after 30 December 2017; and
whether any licence held by the applicant or a responsible officer of the applicant has been revoked because of a contravention of section 10(1)(a) of the Act, whether the licence was revoked before, on or after 30 December 2017.
Subregulation 4
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(c), an unsuitable location includes, but is not limited to, premises that are —
[Deleted by S 845/2023 wef 18/12/2023](aa)situated within any of the following:
any approved conveyance or approved permanent premises of a healthcare service provider;
any premises other than permanent premises used by a healthcare service provider who is approved under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide a licensable healthcare service at those premises;
any premises used or occupied by a healthcare service provider to provide a licensable healthcare service by remote provision where the healthcare service provider is approved under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to so provide;
the subject of a pharmacy licence issued under the Health Products (Licensing of Retail Pharmacies) Regulations 2016 (G.N. No. S 330/2016);
premises at which mainly health products, medicinal products or health supplements are sold or offered for sale;
situated in a computer gaming centre or video games arcade;
situated in a child care centre, student hostel, student service centre, home for children and young persons or remand home; or
situated within the compound of a school or an institution of learning, such as a polytechnic or university, attended by under-aged persons.
Subregulation 5
In paragraph (4) —
Definition
“approved conveyance”, “approved permanent premises”, “permanent premises” and “remote provision” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020;
Definition
“healthcare service provider” means a person who holds a licence under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide a licensable healthcare service;
Definition
“licensable healthcare service” has the meaning given by section 3(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020.