Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Exemption for exhibitor from sections 17(1) and 18(1) of Act
Subregulation 1
Section 17(1) of the Act does not apply to prohibit an exhibitor from doing any of the following acts in relation to a tobacco product, subject to the conditions in sub-paragraph (3):
importing into Singapore the tobacco product;
distributing or giving, or causing to be distributed or given, during the exhibition period and at the exhibition venue, the tobacco product as a free sample to a registered tobacco industry trade visitor;
transporting, sending or delivering within Singapore the tobacco product;
offering to do any act mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) or (c);
possessing in Singapore the tobacco product for the purpose of doing any act mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) or (c).
Subregulation 2
Section 18(1) of the Act does not apply to prohibit an exhibitor from importing into Singapore any tobacco product, subject to the conditions in sub-paragraph (3)(a), (b) and (c).
Subregulation 3
The conditions mentioned in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) are as follows:
the tobacco product is not a prohibited tobacco product or vaporiser;
the tobacco product, and the packaging or labelling of the tobacco product, complies with section 17(3)(b)(ii) of the Act;
the tobacco product is or was imported into Singapore, transported, sent or delivered within Singapore or in the possession of the exhibitor in Singapore only for the purpose of —
being distributed or given, during the exhibition period and at the exhibition venue, as a free sample to a registered tobacco industry trade visitor; or
being displayed, during the exhibition period and within a booth allocated to that exhibitor at the exhibition venue, for the purposes of the 2026 exhibition;
in relation to any act mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b), an offer to do that act, or possession in Singapore of the tobacco product for the purpose of doing that act — the tobacco product must also fulfil the conditions mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(b) and (c).
Subregulation 4
In this paragraph, “registered tobacco industry trade visitor” means any registered trade visitor who is associated or concerned with the manufacture, distribution or sale of tobacco products.