Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Info-communications Media Development Authority (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

In the Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016 (called in this Act the principal Act), in section 2 —

(a)

before the definition of “Authority”, insert —“ “arrangement” includes any formal or informal scheme, arrangement or understanding, and any trust whether express or implied;”;

(b)

in the definition of “code of practice”, delete “or standard of performance”;

(c)

after the definition of “committee member”, insert —“ “control” includes control as a result of, or by means of, any agreement, arrangement, understanding or practice, whether or not having legal or equitable force and whether or not based on legal or equitable rights;“controller”, in relation to an essential resource, means a person who controls the use of the essential resource and is designated by the Authority as a controller of the essential resource in a manner as will secure adequate notice to that person of the designation;”;

(d)

replace the definition of “essential resource” with —“ “essential resource” means any apparatus, accessory, system, service, information or other resource of any kind that is —

(a)

used or intended to be used in connection with the provision of any media service; and

(b)

specified by the Authority to be an essential resource, of which notice is published or given by the Authority in a manner that will secure adequate publicity or notice of that specification;”;

(e)

after the definition of “media”, insert —“ “media resource” means any accessory, apparatus, building, equipment, information, land, machinery, service, structure, system, or other resource of any kind, that is used or intended to be used in connection with the provision of any media service;”;

(f)

after the definition of “newspaper company”, insert —“ “newspaper permit” means a permit granted under section 21 of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974;“owner”, in relation to an essential resource, means a person who owns the essential resource and is designated by the Authority as an owner of that essential resource in a manner that will secure adequate notice to that person of the person’s designation;”;

(g)

delete the definition of “regulated person”; and

(h)

before the definition of “telecommunication service”, insert —“ “standard of performance” means a standard of performance issued under section 61;”.

Clause 2 — Info-communications Media Development Authority (Amendment) Bill