Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) (Licensing of Importers, Wholesalers and Retailers) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

No. S 320

Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) Act

(Chapter 309)

Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) (Licensing of Importers, Wholesalers and Retailers) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 18 and 37(1) of the Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) Act, the Minister for Health hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) (Licensing of Importers, Wholesalers and Retailers) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2005.

Amendment of regulation 6

2. Regulation 6 of the Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) (Licensing of Importers, Wholesalers and Retailers) Regulations (Rg 3) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(2) The fee payable shall be —

(a)	$2,400 per year for the grant or renewal of an import and wholesale licence;
(b)	$270 per year for the grant of a retail licence; and
(c)	$240 per year for the renewal of a retail licence.”.

Amendment of regulation 8

3. Regulation 8 (2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting “$30” in sub-paragraph (b) and substituting “$40”.

Amendment of regulation 9

4. Regulation 9 (2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting “$30” in sub-paragraph (b) and substituting “$40”.

Transitional provisions

5.—(1) Regulation 2 shall not apply in relation to any retail licence granted on or after 1st July 2005 if the application for the retail licence is made before that date, and the fee specified in regulation 6(2)(b) of the principal Regulations in force immediately before that date shall apply in relation to the grant of such retail licence as if these Regulations have not been enacted.

(2) Regulation 3 shall not apply in relation to any duplicate retail licence issued on or after 1st July 2005 if the application for the duplicate retail licence is made before that date, and the fee specified in regulation 8(2)(b) of the principal Regulations in force immediately before that date shall apply in relation to the issue of such duplicate retail licence as if these Regulations have not been enacted.

(3) Regulation 4 shall not apply in relation to any retail licence re-issued on or after 1st July 2005 if the application for the retail licence is made before that date, and the fee specified in regulation 9(2)(b) of the principal Regulations in force immediately before that date shall apply in relation to the re-issue of such retail licence as if these Regulations have not been enacted.

Made this 12th day of April 2005.

MOSES LEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[CDA (TRU) 78:29/5 Vol 2; AG/LEG/SL/309/2003/1 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 37(2) of the Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) Act).

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