Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) (Online Harm Notice) Regulations 2026
Regulation 5
Prescribed period of time under section 94(8)(a) of Act
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 94(8)(a) of the Act, the prescribed period of time is —
if the applicable online harmful activity described in the online harm notice is intimate image abuse or image‑based child abuse that contains an intimate image or recording or a child abuse image or recording (as the case may be) that depicts a person’s exposed genital or anal region, or breasts, if the person is a female — 6 hours after the online harm notice has been sent to the online service provider;
if the applicable online harmful activity described in the online harm notice is intimate image abuse or image‑based child abuse that does not contain any image or recording of a person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) — 24 hours after the online harm notice has been sent to the online service provider; and
in any other case — 48 hours after the online harm notice has been sent to the online service provider.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), the time at which an online harm notice is sent is —
if the online harm notice is sent by completing and submitting the prescribed form on an online service provider’s online service — the time when the form is submitted;
if the online harm notice is sent to the online service provider’s designated email address — the time when the online harm notice leaves the sender’s email account;
if the online harm notice is sent by an online service provider’s designated means of electronic communication — the time when the online harm notice is submitted to the online service provider’s designated means of electronic communication;
if the online harm notice is sent to an online service provider’s account on any online service — the time when the online harm notice leaves the sender’s account on the online service;
if the online harm notice is sent by posting a comment on the Internet website, blog or page of the online service of an online service provider — the time when the online harm notice is posted; or
in any other case — the time when the online harm notice leaves an information system under the control of the sender.