Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Administration and Enforcement
71A. Power to obtain information for carrying out Authority’s functions
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This section applies where the Authority has reason to believe that a media resource should be designated by the Authority as an essential resource.
The Authority may, by notice, require any person who appears to be the owner or controller of a media resource, to provide to the Authority, within a reasonable period specified in the notice, such relevant information relating to that media resource as may be required by the Authority for the purpose of carrying out its functions and duties under this Act.
media
“media” means —(a)a film as defined in section 2(1) of the Films Act 1981;(b)a newspaper;(c)a broadcasting service;(d)a publication as defined in section 2 of the Undesirable Publications Act 1967; or(e)any other medium of communication of information, entertainment or other matter to the public (or a section of the public) that the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, specify,and “media industry” and “media service” have corresponding meanings;
Without limiting subsection (2), the Authority may in the notice require the person who appears to be the owner or controller of the media resource to provide —
information relating to —
the media services that the media resource is used or intended to be used in connection with; and
the person or persons who is or are, or other media resource or resources that is or are, served or intended to be served by that media resource;
information on other persons who may have an interest, proprietary or otherwise, in the media resource or have control over the use of the media resource; and
any other information that the Authority may require in order to carry out its functions and duties under this Act.
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a notice issued under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Any person to whom a notice is issued under subsection (2) is not obliged to disclose any information that is subject to any right, privilege or immunity conferred, or obligation or limitation imposed, by or under any law in relation to the disclosure of such information.
right
“right”, in relation to a transferor, means any right, power, privilege or immunity of that transferor on the eve of the transfer date;