Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Control of Import, Sale, Etc., of Tobacco Products, Vaporisers and Imitation Tobacco Products
12A. Prohibition on display of tobacco products
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Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or exempted under section 22, a person who distributes, sells or offers for sale any tobacco product by retail on any premises —
tobacco product
“tobacco product” means —(a)a cigarette or cigar, or any other form of tobacco;(b)a tobacco derivative;(c)a tobacco substitute; or(d)a mixture containing any form of tobacco or a tobacco derivative or tobacco substitute,but does not include a therapeutic product registered under the Health Products Act 2007;
must not display or cause to be displayed any tobacco product on the premises when so distributing, selling or offering for sale;
must ensure that no customer or member of the public can see the tobacco products from inside or outside the premises; and
must ensure that paragraph (b) is complied with in the prescribed manner.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or exempted under section 22, a person who is the owner or occupier of any premises to which the public or any section of the public in Singapore has access (on payment or otherwise) must not display or cause to be displayed any tobacco product on the premises.
premises
“premises” includes any or part of any vacant land, building, conveyance or place in Singapore;
This section does not apply to the display of tobacco products on any premises —
to a customer of the business concerned at the customer’s request;
by a customer of the business concerned; or
in such other circumstances as may be prescribed.
However, a display of tobacco products referred to in subsection (3) must not consist of a display of the products, or representations of the products, that constitute an advertisement itself as distinct from the display allowed under that subsection.
advertisement
“advertisement” includes any notice, circular, pamphlet, brochure, programme, price list, label, wrapper or other document and any announcement, notification or intimation to the public or any section of the public or to any person or persons made —(a)orally or in writing;(b)by means of any poster, placard, notice or other document affixed, posted up or displayed on any wall, billboard or hoarding or on any other object or thing;(c)by means of producing or transmitting sound or light and whether for aural or visual reception or both;(d)by means of any writing on any vehicle, ashtray, calendar, cigarette lighter, clock or any other object or thing; or(e)in any other manner;
A person who contravenes subsection (1)(a) or (b) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; or
in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
A person who contravenes subsection (1)(c) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; or
in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.