Singapore legislation
Section 23
of Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019
Section 23
General Correction Direction
(1)
A General Correction Direction is one issued to one of the following persons to carry out an act mentioned in subsection (2):
a prescribed internet intermediary;
a prescribed holder of a permit under section 21 of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974;
a prescribed broadcasting licensee within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1994;
a prescribed holder of a licence under section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 1999;
such other person as may be prescribed.
(2)
The act mentioned in subsection (1) is —
if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(a), to communicate a correction notice in Singapore by means of the internet intermediary service provided by it, to all end‑users who use that service at any time after the specified time, or a specified description of such end‑users;
if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(b), to publish a correction notice in a specified newspaper or printed publication by the specified time;
if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(c), to broadcast a correction notice in Singapore by the specified time;
if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(d), to transmit a correction notice by means of the telecommunications service provided by it, to all end‑users who use that service at any time after the specified time, or to a specified description of such end‑users;
if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(e), to give a correction notice to a specified person or description of persons, by the specified means and by the specified time.
(3)
In this section, “specified” means specified in the General Correction Direction.