Regulation 7
Exemption for exhibitor from sections 17(1) and 18(1) of Act
Subregulation 1
Section 17(1)(a) of the Act, read with section 17(3)(a) and (b)(i) of the Act, and section 18(1) of the Act, do not apply to prohibit an exhibitor from importing into Singapore any tobacco product, subject to the following conditions:
the tobacco product is imported for the purpose of —
being distributed or given as free samples during the exhibition period and at the exhibition venue, to any registered trade visitor who is associated or concerned with the manufacture, distribution or sale of tobacco products; or
being displayed, during the exhibition period, within a booth allocated to that exhibitor at the exhibition venue, for the purposes of the 2026 exhibition; (b)the tobacco product is not a prohibited tobacco product.
Subregulation 2
Section 17(1)(b) of the Act, read with section 17(3)(a) and (b)(i) of the Act, does not apply to prohibit an exhibitor from distributing or giving, or causing to be distributed or given, at the exhibition venue and during the exhibition period, any free sample of a tobacco product to a registered trade visitor who is associated or concerned with the manufacture, distribution or sale of tobacco products, subject to the common conditions in paragraph 10.