Singapore legislation
Regulation 1
Regulation 1
The Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts has exempted in relation to the provision of the following services, any person who provides any of the following services from sections 8 and 9 of the Broadcasting Act:
news wire services where the information is transmitted primarily for the purposes of news-gathering by broadcasting or newspaper companies;
financial information services where the financial information is transmitted without commentary and without alteration or addition to its form;
weather or traffic news services;
close circuit television surveillance services that are —
transmitted for reception within the confines of a single building, dwelling-house, hospital, educational institution, residential, commercial or industrial complex, or any single temporary or permanent structure; and
provided solely for the purpose of security surveillance;
airline in-flight entertainment and information services that are provided on aircraft;
computer on-line services other than computer on-line services subject to a class licence under the Broadcasting (Class Licence) Notification (N 1) or subject to a notice under paragraph 3A(1) of that Notification; or
other licensable broadcasting services that are regulated or licensed by the Government, or a statutory authority, under any written law.