Exemption for exhibitor from sections 17(1) and 17A(1) of Act
4.—(1)  Sections 17(1) and 17A(1) of the Act, read with regulations 4 to 8, 10 and 11 of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Labelling) Regulations 2012 (G.N. No. S 419/2012), do not apply to prohibit an exhibitor from distributing or giving, or causing to be distributed or given, during the exhibition period, any free sample of a tobacco product if, and only if —
(a)the tobacco product is not prohibited under section 15 of the Act;
(b)the distribution or giving takes place at the exhibition venue, and nowhere else;
(c)the free sample is distributed or given to a registered trade visitor who is associated or concerned with the manufacture, distribution or sale of tobacco products, and no other person; and
(d)each free sample has firmly attached to the packaging a label stating the following text:
Trade samples — for registered trade visitors only. Not for distribution to the general public.
(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), if the packaging of the free sample has a cellophane or other clear outer wrapping, the label is taken to be firmly attached to the packaging only if the label is attached to the packaging underneath the cellophane or other clear outer wrapping.