Singapore legislation

Regulation 34

of National Symbols Regulations 2023

Regulation 34

Service of stop order

Subregulation 1

A stop order must be served on the person against whom the order is made.

Subregulation 2

A stop order has effect from the date on which it is served or any later date specified in the order.

Subregulation 3

A stop order may be served on a person by any of the following means:

(a)

by giving a copy of the order —

(i)

in the case of an individual, to the individual;

(ii)

in the case of a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership) or an unincorporated association, to the secretary or other like officer of the body corporate or unincorporated association, or the limited liability partnership’s manager; or

(iii)

in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), to any partner or other like officer of the partnership;

(b)

by leaving a copy of the order —

(i)

in the case of an individual, at the individual’s usual or last known place of residence with an adult apparently resident there, or at the individual’s business address with an adult apparently employed there; or

(ii)

in the case of a person other than an individual, at the person’s business address;

(c)

if the person is an individual, by affixing a copy of the order in a conspicuous place at the individual’s usual or last known place of residence or at the individual’s business address;

(d)

by ordinary or registered post to the business address, or usual or last known address in Singapore, of the person.

Subregulation 4

If —

(a)

a stop order is made against an act done by a person on an online location; and

(b)

the online location provides a mechanism by which —

(i)

the person may receive electronic communications; or

(ii)

comments may be posted in response to the act,the stop order may be served on the person by sending an electronic copy of the stop order to the person through that mechanism.IllustrationA stop order requires a person to remove an image that the person posted on the Instagram application. The stop order may be served on the person by sending the person a copy of the order through the direct message function of the Instagram application or through a comment on the Instagram post.

Subregulation 5

In this regulation, “online location” means any website, webpage, chatroom or forum, or any other thing that is hosted on a computer (as defined in the Computer Misuse Act 1993) and can be seen, heard or otherwise perceived by means of the internet.