Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
Regulation 5
Class 1 must‑carry direction
Subregulation 1
A Class 1 must-carry direction may impose one or more of the following requirements so as to cause a mandatory message in the direction to be published in Singapore:
a requirement to specially communicate or distribute the mandatory message in a way specified in the direction to a particular person or end‑user specified in the direction;
a requirement to specially communicate or distribute the mandatory message in a way specified in the direction to a class or description of persons specified in the direction;
a requirement to generally communicate or distribute the mandatory message by publishing it on an online location specified in the direction in a way specified in the direction;
a requirement to generally communicate or distribute the mandatory message by publishing it in a newspaper or other printed publication of Singapore specified in the direction in a way specified in the direction.
Subregulation 2
Without limiting paragraph (1), a mandatory message about any covered information or material identified in a Class 1 must‑carry direction must be communicated or distributed directly in connection with any message that is or has been posted or provided by the recipient —
on a social media service or relevant electronic service; or
using an internet access service.
Subregulation 3
In paragraph (2), “message” means information —
whether in the form of text;
whether in the form of data;
whether in the form of speech, music or other sounds;
whether in the form of visual images (animated or otherwise);
whether in any other form; or
whether in any combination of forms.