Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part 2 · Directions Against Offences
11. Account restriction direction — content
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
An account restriction direction is a direction requiring the recipient to take all reasonable steps to disallow or restrict interaction between any relevant account on the recipient’s online service and Singapore persons, by the time specified in the direction.
account restriction direction
“account restriction direction” means a direction described in section 11;
Reasonable steps may include the termination, suspension or restriction of one or more functionalities of the online service in relation to the relevant account if this is necessary to comply with subsection (1).
online service
“online service” means the whole or any part of any service on or through which online activity can be conducted and which can be accessed by means of the internet, and regulations may clarify the types of services that are online services;
Terms defined in s 2
account restriction direction
Defined · s 2“account restriction direction” means a direction described in section 11;
online service
Defined · s 2“online service” means the whole or any part of any service on or through which online activity can be conducted and which can be accessed by means of the internet, and regulations may clarify the types of services that are online services;
recipient
Defined · s 2“recipient”, in relation to a Part 2 direction, means a person who is given the Part 2 direction in accordance with section 7;
relevant account
Defined · s 2“relevant account”, in relation to a notice, direction or order under this Act, means an online account identified in the notice, direction or order;
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