Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part 2 · Directions Against Offences
13. Part 2 direction — supplementary provisions
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A Part 2 direction may be given to a person either individually or as a class.
Part 2 direction
“Part 2 direction” means any of the following directions:(a)an access blocking direction;(b)an account restriction direction;(c)an app removal direction;(d)a disabling direction;(e)a stop communication direction;
A Part 2 direction is binding on —
the recipient; and
if applicable, the personal representatives, successors and assignees of the recipient to the same extent as it applies to the recipient.
It is not necessary to give any person who may be affected by a Part 2 direction a chance to be heard before the direction is given.
A Part 2 direction must —
so far as is reasonably practicable, identify the relevant account, relevant app, relevant material or relevant location (as the case may be) to which the direction relates in a way that is sufficient to enable the person given the direction to comply with the direction;
state whether the recipient must do all or any of the following, whichever being applicable:
notify the competent authority by the time specified in the direction of the means by which the person proposes to comply with the direction;
keep information about the matters that are the subject of the direction for a time specified in the direction;
regularly notify the competent authority at the times specified in the direction about the steps being taken towards compliance with the direction;
give written notice to the competent authority when the person has complied with the direction; and
state that it is an offence under this Act to fail to comply with the direction.
The recipient of a Part 2 direction must comply with the Part 2 direction until the earlier of the following occurs:
recipient
“recipient”, in relation to a Part 2 direction, means a person who is given the Part 2 direction in accordance with section 7;
the expiry date and time (if any) stated in the direction is reached;
the Part 2 direction is cancelled or substituted under section 14(1) or 17(1), or cancelled under section 41(3).
An access blocking direction may specify that relevant materials or relevant locations, or both (as the case may be) will be identified and the identities thereof transmitted to the recipient, from time to time, by the recipient’s chosen means of identification.
access blocking direction
“access blocking direction” means a direction described in section 10;
An access blocking direction described in subsection (6) that has been given to the recipient is deemed to be given in relation to any relevant material or relevant location that is subsequently identified and the identity of which is transmitted to the recipient by the recipient’s chosen means of identification, when data identifying the relevant material or the relevant location (as the case may be) becomes accessible by the recipient by that means.
relevant material
“relevant material”, in relation to a notice, direction or order under this Act, means online material identified —(a)in the notice, direction or order; or(b)by the chosen means of identification;
An access blocking direction described in subsection (6) is deemed to be cancelled (in relation to any relevant material or relevant location that was identified and the identity of which was transmitted to the recipient by the recipient’s chosen means of identification) when the data identifying the relevant material or relevant location is no longer accessible by the recipient by that means, and in such a case no written notice of the cancellation needs to be given to the recipient.
relevant location
“relevant location”, in relation to a notice, direction or order under this Act, means an online location identified —(a)in the notice, direction or order; or(b)by the chosen means of identification;
Terms defined in s 2
access blocking direction
Defined · s 2“access blocking direction” means a direction described in section 10;
competent authority
Defined · s 2“competent authority” means the competent authority appointed under section 3;
Part 2 direction
Defined · s 2“Part 2 direction” means any of the following directions:(a)an access blocking direction;(b)an account restriction direction;(c)an app removal direction;(d)a disabling direction;(e)a stop communication direction;
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;
relevant app
Defined · s 2“relevant app”, in relation to a notice, direction or order under this Act, means an app identified in the notice, direction or order;
relevant location
Defined · s 2“relevant location”, in relation to a notice, direction or order under this Act, means an online location identified —(a)in the notice, direction or order; or(b)by the chosen means of identification;
relevant material
Defined · s 2“relevant material”, in relation to a notice, direction or order under this Act, means online material identified —(a)in the notice, direction or order; or(b)by the chosen means of identification;
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Part 3
Part 2 Direction — Reconsideration and Appeal
Part 4
Designated Online Services
Part 5
Appeals Arising from Part 4
Part 6
Orders Against Non-Compliance
Part 7
Part 6 Order — Reconsideration and Appeal
Part 8
Reviewing Tribunals
Part 9
Service of Notices, Etc.
Part 10
Powers to Obtain Information
Part 11
Offences, Penalties and Defences
Part 12