Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 23 Jun 2023

No. S 421

Tobacco
(Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993

Tobacco
(Control of Advertisements and Sale)
(Licensing) (Amendment)
Regulations 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993, the Minister for Health makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations are the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and, except for regulation 3, come into operation on 26 June 2023.

(2) Regulation 3 is deemed to have come into operation on 31 December 2021.

Amendment of regulation 4

2. In the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Licensing) Regulations 2017 (G.N. No. S 763/2017), in regulation 4 —

(a)

in paragraph (4), replace sub‑paragraph (aa) with —

“(aa)

situated within any of the following:

(i)	any approved conveyance or approved permanent premises of a healthcare service provider;
(ii)	any premises other than permanent premises used by a healthcare service provider who is approved under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide a licensable healthcare service at those premises;
(iii)	any premises used or occupied by a healthcare service provider to provide a licensable healthcare service by remote provision where the healthcare service provider is approved under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to so provide;”; and

(b)

after paragraph (4), insert —

“(5) In paragraph (4) —

“approved conveyance”, “approved permanent premises”, “permanent premises” and “remote provision” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020;

“healthcare service provider” means a person who holds a licence under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide a licensable healthcare service;

“licensable healthcare service” has the meaning given by section 3(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020.”.

Miscellaneous amendments

3. In the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Licensing) Regulations 2017 —

(a)

in regulation 2, in the definition of “health product”, replace “(Cap. 122D)” with “2007”;

(b)

in regulation 2, in the definitions of “home for children and young persons” and “remand home”, replace “(Cap. 38)” with “1993”;

(c)

in the following provisions, replace “(Cap. 163A)” with “2005”:

Regulation 2, definition of “limited liability partnership”

Regulation 4(2)(a)(ii);

(d)

in regulation 2, in the definition of “medicinal product”, replace “(Cap. 176)” with “1975”;

(e)

in regulation 4(2)(a)(i), replace “Part XI of the Companies Act (Cap. 50)” with “Part 11 of the Companies Act 1967”;

(f)

in regulation 4(2)(a)(iii), delete “(Act 29 of 2014)”;

(g)

in regulation 4(2)(a)(iv), replace “(Cap. 62)” with “1979”;

(h)

in regulation 4(2)(a)(v), replace “(Cap. 311)” with “1966”;

(i)

in regulation 4(2)(a)(vi), replace “(Cap. 95)” with “1987”; and

(j)

in regulation 4(4)(a), replace “(Cap. 248)” with “1980”.

[G.N. Nos. S 855/2018; S 1044/2021]

Made on 19 June 2023.

CHAN YENG KIT

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[MH 78:44/1; AG/LEGIS/SL/309/2020/3 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 37(4) of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993).

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