Misuse of Drugs (Authorised Dissemination or Publication of Information) Regulations 2019

No. S 521

Misuse of Drugs Act

(CHAPTER 185)

Misuse of Drugs
(Authorised Dissemination or
Publication of Information)
Regulations 2019

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 58(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the Misuse of Drugs (Authorised Dissemination or Publication of Information) Regulations 2019 and come into operation on 1 August 2019.

Definitions

2.  In these Regulations —

“arts entertainment” has the meaning given by the First Schedule to the Public Entertainments Act 1958;

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“Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Public Entertainments Act 1958;

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“Committee of Appeal” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Films Act 1981;

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“distribute” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Films Act 1981;

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“exhibit” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Films Act 1981;

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“film content assessor” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Films Act 1981;

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“Info‑communications Media Development Authority” means the Info‑communications Media Development Authority established by section 3 of the Info‑communications Media Development Authority Act 2016.

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Authorised dissemination or publication of information

3.  Despite sections 11D(2) and 11P(2) of the Act, any of the following persons may disseminate or publish, or cause to be disseminated or published, any information (whether or not through the use of any electronic media) on the carrying out of any activity mentioned in section 11D(1) or 11P(1) of the Act:

(a) any person who provides arts entertainment in accordance with a public entertainment licence issued or renewed under section 8 of the Public Entertainments Act 1958;

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(b) any person who provides such information to any Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer for the purpose of classifying the content of any arts entertainment under the Public Entertainments Act 1958;

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(c) any person who provides any free‑to‑air nationwide television service or subscription nationwide television service in or from Singapore under a broadcasting licence granted by the Info‑communications Media Development Authority under section 8 of the Broadcasting Act 1994;

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(d) any person who distributes or publicly exhibits any classified film within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Films Act 1981;

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(e) any person who, for the purpose of classifying or re‑classifying a film under the Films Act 1981, provides such information to —

(i) the Info‑communications Media Development Authority;

(ii) a film content assessor; or

(iii) the Committee of Appeal.

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Made on 29 July 2019.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/0049; AG/LEGIS/SL/185/2015/8 Vol. 1]