Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Amendment of section 9
Section 9 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the words “has committed or is attempting to commit” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the words “has committed or is committing, or is likely to commit, or has attempted or is attempting to commit”;
by deleting the word “he” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “the Minister”;
by deleting the words “or making any statement or causing any statement to be made, whether orally or in writing,” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “, or requiring the person named in the order to stop undertaking any communications activity involving information or material,”;
by deleting the words “Any order made under this section shall be” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “Subject to section 12(2), a restraining order made under this section has effect”; and
by deleting subsections (4), (5) and (6) and substituting the following subsections:“(4) Before making an order under subsection (1), the Minister is not required to give any person notice of, or consult any person on, the Minister’s intention to make that order.(5) After making an order under subsection (1) against a person, the Minister must immediately give, or cause to be given, a copy of the order, and the grounds, facts and documents supporting the order, to —
that person; and
the head or governing body of the religious group or religious institution named in the order.(6) The order made under subsection (1) against a person takes effect on the date it is given to the person, who must comply with the order.”.