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Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act 2025 · Updated to 29 Jun 2026 · Part 5 · Powers to Give Directions and Orders

32. Access disabling direction — content

(1)

An access disabling direction is a direction requiring the recipient to disable access by end‑users in Singapore to one or more of the following, and by the time specified in the direction:

(a)

any relevant material stored, posted, provided or transmitted on or through the relevant service;

(b)

any relevant location on the relevant service.

(2)

Where the recipient mentioned in subsection (1) is a prescribed online service provider, the access disabling direction may also require the recipient to disable access by end‑users in Singapore to online material identical to the relevant material stored, posted, provided or transmitted on or through the relevant service.

(3)

Subject to subsection (4), where the recipient mentioned in subsection (1) is a prescribed online service provider and an access disabling direction imposes a requirement under subsection (1)(b) to disable access to a relevant location, the direction may additionally —

(a)

specify relevant material which is or was accessible at that relevant location; and

(b)

require the recipient to disable access by end‑users in Singapore to other locations on the relevant service at which the recipient knows or ought reasonably to know online material identical to the relevant material mentioned in paragraph (a) can be accessed.

(4)

The requirement in subsection (3)(b) may only be imposed for a period specified in the direction not exceeding 2 years after the date the access disabling direction is given.

Read on from s 33

Part 6