Singapore legislation

Section 377BJ

of Penal Code 1871

Section 377BJ

Advertising or seeking child abuse material

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(1)

Any person shall be guilty of an offence who —

(a)

for the purposes of distributing or selling or offering for sale any child abuse material advertises the material; and

(b)

knows or has reason to believe that the material is child abuse material.

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(2)

Any person shall be guilty of an offence who —

(a)

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

(b)

knows or has reason to believe that the material is child abuse material.

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(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.

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(4)

In subsection (1), “advertise”, in relation to child abuse material, includes —

(a)

exhibiting, displaying or supplying any advertising material relating to the material;

(b)

announcing by any means any offer to sell or distribute the material; or

(c)

distributing or circulating any advertisement relating to the material.

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