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Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Competition and Consumer Protection

63. Abuse of dominant position

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Last amended by an amending law of 2026.

(1)

Any conduct on the part of one or more regulated persons that —

(a)

amounts to an abuse of dominant position in any market (or any part of it) connected to the provision of media services in Singapore conducted pursuant to a broadcasting licence or newspaper permit; and

(b)

may, as a result, affect the media industry in Singapore,is prohibited.

(2)

A regulated person is in a dominant position in a market (or any part of it) connected to the provision of media services in Singapore conducted pursuant to a broadcasting licence or newspaper permit when, in the opinion of the Authority, that regulated person is able to act without significant competitive restraint from its competitors in that market.

(3)

For the purposes of this section, the Authority —

(a)

may specify in a code of practice matters that would be relevant to the Authority’s consideration of whether a regulated person is in a dominant position in a market (or any part of it) connected to the provision of media services in Singapore conducted pursuant to a broadcasting licence or newspaper permit; and

(b)

may specify, in a manner as will secure adequate publicity or notice, the regulated persons whom the Authority considers to have a dominant or non‑dominant position in a market (or any part of it) connected to the provision of media services in Singapore conducted pursuant to a broadcasting licence or newspaper permit.