Singapore legislation
Clause 34
Clause 34
Obligations of addressee, etc., of section 32 direction
(1)
A telecommunication licensee to whom the direction under section 32 is given must give effect to the direction despite any other duty imposed on the licensee by or under any other written law.
(2)
Any telecommunication licensee who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(3)
A telecommunication licensee to whom the direction under section 32 is given, and an employee or a contractor of such a telecommunication licensee, must not, without reasonable excuse, disclose the receipt by the telecommunication licensee of the direction or the contents of any such direction if the Minister notifies the telecommunication licensee that the Minister is of the opinion that the disclosure of the direction is against the public interest.
(4)
Any telecommunication licensee, or any employee or contractor of a telecommunication licensee, who contravenes subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(5)
Where a telecommunication licensee is given a direction under section 32, a person must not —
without reasonable excuse, refuse the telecommunication licensee, or an employee or a contractor of such a telecommunication licensee, entry to any premises in the execution of the duty imposed on subsection (1) on that licensee; or
intentionally in any way obstruct or hinder the telecommunication licensee, or an employee or a contractor of such a telecommunication licensee, in the execution of the duty imposed on subsection (1) on that licensee.
(6)
A person who contravenes subsection (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.