Broadcasting Act 1994 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10A · Online Communication Service Regulation
45T. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
“advocate”, in relation to any conduct, means counsel, promote, encourage or urge the engaging in that conduct;
“child” means an individual who is below 18 years of age;
“functionality”, in relation to an online communication service, has the meaning given by section 2A;
functionality
“functionality”, in relation to an electronic service, includes —(a)any feature that enables interactions of any description between end-users of the service; and(b)any feature that enables end-users to search online locations or databases, index search results or otherwise retrieve content from the search results;
“harm” includes harm to an individual’s mental health;
“section 45H direction” means a direction given under section 45H to a provider of an online communication service, and includes such a direction that is varied under section 59(3) on appeal;
provider
“provider”, for an online communication service, has the meaning given by section 2D;
“section 45I blocking direction” means a direction given under section 45I to a provider of an internet access service, and includes such a direction varied under section 59(3) on appeal;
internet access service
“internet access service” means a telecommunication service between a point in Singapore and another point in Singapore or between 2 points, one of which is in Singapore —(a)that —(i)enables end-users to access content on the Internet using that service; or(ii)delivers content to persons having equipment appropriate for receiving that content on the Internet, where the delivery of the service is by a telecommunication service described in sub-paragraph (i); and(b)that is covered by a licence under the Telecommunications Act 1999,but excludes a social media service and any telecommunication service prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette as excluded from this definition;
“social media service” means an electronic service that satisfies all the following characteristics:
the sole or primary purpose of the service is to enable online interaction or linking between 2 or more end-users (including enabling end-users to share content for social purposes);
the service allows end-users to communicate content on the service;
communicate
“communicate”, in relation to any content, means —(a)to make available (by posting or otherwise); or(b)to distribute (by sharing or forwarding or otherwise),the content, regardless if the communication is between persons and persons, things and things or persons and things;
any other characteristics that are prescribed by Part 10A regulations;
Part 10A regulations
“Part 10A regulations” means regulations made under section 45P;
“system or process” includes —
a human or an automated system or process; and
any technology;
“user-generated content” has the meaning given by section 2A.
user-generated content
“user-generated content”, in relation to an electronic service, means content —(a)that is —(i)generated directly on the service by an end-user of the service; or(ii)communicated by posting or sharing on the service by an end-user of the service; and(b)that may be accessed by another end-user of that service, or other users, of the service by means of that service.
To avoid doubt, “content” in this Part includes user-generated content.
content
“content” means information or material capable of communication by means of a broadcasting service or an electronic service —(a)whether in the form of text;(b)whether in the form of speech, music or other sounds;(c)whether in the form of visual images (animated or otherwise), pictorial or graphic form (for example, an anthropomorphic or a humanlike depiction);(d)whether in any other form; or(e)whether in any combination of forms;
Where —
by or under any provision of this Part or any Part 10A regulations or any direction given under this Part, an act or a thing is required or directed to be done within a particular period or before a particular time, or any extended period or time that the Authority may allow;
failure to do that act or thing within the period or before the time mentioned in paragraph (a) constitutes an offence; and
that act or thing is not done within the period or before the time mentioned in paragraph (a),the obligation to do that act or thing continues, even though that period has expired or that time has passed, until that act or thing is done.
For the purposes of this Part, an online communication service has a Singapore end-user link if, and only if, all or any of the end-users of that service are Singapore end-users.
online communication service
“online communication service” has the meaning given by section 2A(1);