Singapore legislation

Section 60D

of Presidential Elections Act 1991

Section 60D

Defence for section 60B or 60C offence

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(1)

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 42(1) or (4), 42(1)(d) or (e), 60B(2) or 60C(2) to prove —

(a)

that the contravention of section 42(1)(d) or (e), 60B(1) or 60C(1) (as the case may be) arose from circumstances beyond the person’s control; and

(b)

that the person took all reasonable steps, and exercised all due diligence, to ensure that the contravention would not arise.

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(2)

Nothing in subsection (1) limits the operation of section 26 of the Electronic Transactions Act 2010 in relation to network service providers.

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