Singapore legislation
Section 16BB
Section 16BB
Publication of notices
(1)
A person who is required to publish any of the following notices must ensure that they are easily perceived:
a targeted correction notice; (b)a general correction notice; (c)a targeted interim notice.
(2)
Subject to subsection (3), a notice is easily perceived if —
a notice (not being an audio recording) is conspicuous, regardless of the type of platform or device used by the end‑user or viewer; Illustration A notice that is in a text form is conspicuous if it is sufficiently differentiated from the background and is of a reasonable type size compared to the rest of the text on the same page.(b)the notice is easy to read, view or listen to, and not easy to miss; Illustrations (a) Where the notice is an audio recording, it is easy to listen to it if it is in a volume and cadence sufficient for it to be heard and understood. (b) Where the notice is a video recording or a dynamic display, it is easy to view if it appears for a duration sufficient for it to be viewed and understood. (c) A notice that is in a text form or the form of a video recording or dynamic display is easy to miss if it is contained in a pop-up window, insofar as access to it may be easily disabled.(c)the notice (not being an audio recording) is placed near the subject statement (where relevant), and in a location where end-users or viewers are likely to look; or
the end-user is required to access another online location in order to comprehend the notice. Illustration An example of such requirement is the mere provision of a hyperlink to the notice or a part of it.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, without limiting the manner of complying with subsection (1), a notice is taken to be easily perceived if the notice is published in accordance with such measures as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 20 (called in this section the prescribed measures).
(4)
The measures required to be taken under a targeted correction order, general correction order or targeted interim notification order must not be inconsistent with the prescribed measures.