Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Control of Import, Sale, Etc., of Tobacco Products, Vaporisers and Imitation Tobacco Products
17. Appearance of tobacco products, packaging and labelling
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A person must not —
import into Singapore a tobacco product which, or the packaging or labelling of which, does not comply with subsection (3);
sell or give in Singapore, or transport, send, deliver or distribute within Singapore a tobacco product mentioned in paragraph (a);
offer to do any act mentioned in paragraph (b); or
possess in Singapore a tobacco product mentioned in paragraph (a) for the purpose of doing any act mentioned in paragraph (b).
However, subsection (1)(a) does not apply to the import of tobacco products into Singapore by a person (other than an individual) solely for —
the re-export of the tobacco products from Singapore —
whether or not on the same conveyance on which the tobacco products were brought into Singapore; and
whether or not the tobacco products are landed and kept in any place in Singapore before they are taken out of Singapore; or
the repackaging or relabelling of the tobacco products into packaging or with labelling that complies with subsection (3).
A tobacco product, and the packaging or labelling of any tobacco product —
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 comply with every requirement prescribed in relation to the tobacco product or its packaging or labelling (as the case may be), including any requirement as to size, appearance, design, health warnings and other information to be stated; and
despite any written law or rule of law, must not bear any trade mark, term, descriptor, figurative or other sign, feature, scent or sound —
that is prescribed as prohibited in relation to the tobacco product or its packaging or labelling; or
that promotes the tobacco product by any means that is false, misleading, deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression about the characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions of the tobacco product, including the misleading impression that the tobacco product is less harmful than other tobacco products.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) 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, unless paragraph (b) applies; or
if the person has any prior qualifying conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
In subsection (4), “qualifying conviction” means —
a conviction for an offence under subsection (4); or
a conviction for an offence under section 17(2) or 17A(4) as in force immediately before 1 July 2020.