Singapore legislation
Section 15B
Section 15B
Correction order
(1)
A court may, on an application by the subject of an alleged false statement of fact (called in this section a relevant statement), make a correction order against an individual or entity (called in this section the respondent), if —
the court is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that —
the respondent has published the relevant statement; and (ii)the relevant statement is a false statement of fact; and
it is just and equitable in the circumstances to make the correction order.
(2)
A correction order may be made against a respondent even if the respondent does not know or have reason to believe that the relevant statement is false.
(3)
A correction order may require the respondent to publish in Singapore a correction notice, within a specified time —
to any specified person or description of persons; and
in a specified form and manner, which may include publication —
at a specified online location or in a specified newspaper or other printed publication of Singapore; or (ii)in specified proximity to every copy of the relevant statement, or of any substantially similar statement, that is published by the respondent.
(4)
A correction notice must contain all or any of the following as may be specified in the correction order:
a statement, in such terms as may be specified, that the court has determined the relevant statement is false, or that such material as may be specified contains a false statement of fact;
a statement, in such terms as may be specified, correcting the false statement of fact, or a reference to a specified location where such a statement may be found.
(5)
In this section —
“specified” means specified in the correction order; and
the respondent does not publish a statement merely by doing any act for the purpose of, or that is incidental to, the provision of —
an internet intermediary service;
a telecommunication service; (iii)a service of giving the public access to the internet; or
a computing resource service.