Singapore legislation
Section 377BJ
Section 377BJ
Advertising or seeking child abuse material
(1)
Any person shall be guilty of an offence who —
for the purposes of distributing or selling or offering for sale any child abuse material advertises the material; and
knows or has reason to believe that the material is child abuse material.
(2)
Any person shall be guilty of an offence who —
announces or otherwise makes known by any means any offer or purported offer to acquire, buy or gain access to any child abuse material; and
knows or has reason to believe that the material is child abuse material.
(3)
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning.
(4)
In subsection (1), “advertise”, in relation to child abuse material, includes —
exhibiting, displaying or supplying any advertising material relating to the material;
announcing by any means any offer to sell or distribute the material; or
distributing or circulating any advertisement relating to the material.