s 15 Prohibition of import, sale, possession, etc., of chewing tobacco, certain prescribed tobacco products and their components
15.—(1) Subject to subsection (4), a person must not import into Singapore —(a) any of the following tobacco products:(i) any chewing tobacco; (ii) any prescribed tobacco product or class of tobacco products that is intended, or labelled or described as suitable, for use other than smoking; (iii) any prescribed tobacco product or class of tobacco products that, in the Minister’s opinion, has or is capable of having the effect of encouraging or otherwise promoting smoking or other uses of tobacco products; (iv) any prescribed tobacco product or class of tobacco products that, in the Minister’s opinion, has or is capable of having, directly or indirectly, an adverse effect on the health of the public or any section of the public; or (b) any component of a tobacco product mentioned in paragraph (a). (2) Subject to subsection (4), a person must not —(a) sell or give in Singapore, or transport, send, deliver or distribute within Singapore, anything mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b); (b) offer to do any act mentioned in paragraph (a); or (c) possess in Singapore anything mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) for the purpose of doing any act mentioned in paragraph (a). (3) A person must not —(a) subject to subsection (4), possess in Singapore, for a purpose other than that mentioned in subsection (2)(c); (b) purchase in Singapore; or (c) use in Singapore, anything mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b). (4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3)(a) do not apply to any of the following acts by a person:(a) the import of anything mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) into Singapore solely for the purpose of taking the thing out of Singapore, whether the thing is taken out of Singapore on the same conveyance on which it was brought into Singapore or on another conveyance; (b) the transport of anything mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) within Singapore pending the thing being taken out of Singapore; (c) the possession of anything mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) in Singapore pending the thing being taken out of Singapore. (5) To avoid doubt, subsections (1), (2) and (3)(a) apply to —(a) an individual who does any act mentioned in subsection (4) for or on behalf of another individual; or (b) an individual in relation to anything mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) that the individual imports into Singapore for his or her personal use. (6) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and —(a) shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 9 years; and (b) in addition, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $300,000. (7) A person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and —(a) shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 years; and (b) in addition, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000. (8) A person who contravenes subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.[Act 9 of 2026 wef 01/05/2026]