Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Regulations 2023

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)

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;

(b)

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;

(c)

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;

(d)

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 —

(a)

on a social media service or relevant electronic service; or

(b)

using an internet access service.

Subregulation 3

In paragraph (2), “message” means information —

(a)

whether in the form of text;

(b)

whether in the form of data;

(c)

whether in the form of speech, music or other sounds;

(d)

whether in the form of visual images (animated or otherwise);

(e)

whether in any other form; or

(f)

whether in any combination of forms.