Singapore legislation

Clause 21

of Protection from Harassment (Amendment) Bill

Clause 21

Amendment of section 17

Section 17 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “accused person” wherever they appear in subsections (2) to (6) and substituting in each case the word “accused”;

(b)

by deleting the words “or made the communication” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “made the communication or published the identity information,”;

(c)

by deleting the word “he” in subsections (2), (3) and (4) and substituting in each case the words “that accused or respondent”;

(d)

by deleting the words “or made that communication” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “, made that communication or published that identity information”;

(e)

by deleting the words “or made the communication” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “made the communication or published the identity information”;

(f)

by deleting the words “or the making of that communication” in subsection (3)(a) and substituting the words “, the making of that communication or that publication of identity information”;

(g)

by deleting the words “or made the communication” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “made the communication or published the identity information”;

(h)

by deleting the words “or that communication” in subsection (4)(a) and substituting the words “, that communication or that identity information”; (i)by deleting the words “(in the case of a contravention of section 7)” wherever they appear in subsections (8) and (9); and

(j)

by deleting the word “he” in subsections (8) and (9)(a), (b) and (c) and substituting in each case the words “that respondent”.

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