Section 53
Prohibition of certain medical advertisements
(1)
No person shall publish or cause to be published —
(a)
any medical advertisement which directly or indirectly claims, indicates or suggests that the article advertised will prevent, alleviate or cure any disease or condition specified in the Schedule; or
(b)
any advertisement referring to any skill or service relating to the treatment of any disease or condition affecting the human body.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any advertisement which is distributed only to, or is contained in a publication intended for circulation mainly among one or more of the following classes of persons —
(a)
medical practitioners;
(b)
dentists;
(c)
pharmacists;
(d)
nurses;
(e)
midwives;
(f)
veterinary surgeons;
(g)
persons undergoing training with a view to becoming medical practitioners, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, midwives or veterinary surgeons.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.
(4)
The Minister may by order published in the Gazette exempt any advertisement or class of advertisement from subsection (1).