Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part 11 · Offences, Penalties and Defences
50. Offences of non-compliance with Part 2 directions
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person commits an offence if the person —
is given a stop communication direction; and
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the direction,whether in Singapore or outside Singapore.
A person commits an offence if the person —
is given a disabling direction; and
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the direction,whether in Singapore or outside Singapore.
A person commits an offence if the person —
is given an access blocking direction; and
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the direction,whether in Singapore or outside Singapore.
A person commits an offence if the person —
is given an account restriction direction; and
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the direction,whether in Singapore or outside Singapore.
A person commits an offence if the person —
is given an app removal direction; and
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the direction,whether in Singapore or outside Singapore.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —
if the person is an individual, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; or
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $500,000.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) or (4) shall be liable on conviction —
if the person is an individual, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $100,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction; or
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $1 million and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $100,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (3) or (5) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 for every day or part of a day that the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the direction mentioned in that subsection, but not exceeding in total $500,000.
Terms defined in s 2
access blocking direction
Defined · s 2“access blocking direction” means a direction described in section 10;
account restriction direction
Defined · s 2“account restriction direction” means a direction described in section 11;
app removal direction
Defined · s 2“app removal direction” means a direction described in section 12;
disabling direction
Defined · s 2“disabling direction” means a direction described in section 9;
stop communication direction
Defined · s 2“stop communication direction” means a direction described in section 8;
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