Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part 2 · Directions Against Offences
9. Disabling direction — content
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A disabling direction is a direction requiring the recipient to take all reasonable steps to disable access by Singapore persons to one or more of the following, and by the time, specified in the direction:
disabling direction
“disabling direction” means a direction described in section 9;
any relevant material stored, posted, provided or transmitted on or through the recipient’s online service;
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;
any identical copies of the relevant material stored, posted, provided or transmitted on or through the recipient’s online service;
recipient
“recipient”, in relation to a Part 2 direction, means a person who is given the Part 2 direction in accordance with section 7;
any relevant location on the recipient’s online service.
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
Defined · s 2“access”, in relation to any online activity, online material, online location or online service, includes —(a)access that is subject to a precondition, such as the use of a password;(b)access by way of push technology;(c)access by way of a standing request; and(d)access for a limited time only;
disabling direction
Defined · s 2“disabling direction” means a direction described in section 9;
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 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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