Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part 11 · Offences, Penalties and Defences
52. Offences of non-compliance with Part 6 orders
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person commits an offence if the person —
is given a service restriction order; and
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the service restriction order,whether in Singapore or outside Singapore.
A person commits an offence if the person —
is given an access blocking order; and
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the access blocking order,whether in Singapore or outside Singapore.
A person commits an offence if the person —
is given an app removal order; and
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the app removal order,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 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 (2) or (3) 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 the access blocking order or app removal order (as the case may be), but not exceeding in total $500,000.
access blocking order
“access blocking order” means an order described in section 29;
Terms defined in s 2
access blocking order
Defined · s 2“access blocking order” means an order described in section 29;
service restriction order
Defined · s 2“service restriction order” means an order described in section 31;
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