Clause 10
Amendment of section 9
of Scams (Countermeasures) and Other Matters Bill
In the Protection from Scams Act, in section 9 —
in the section heading, delete “restriction”;
in subsection (1)(a) and (b), after “bank”, insert “in Singapore”; and
replace subsection (2) with —“(2) No criminal or civil liability is to be incurred by —
a service provider; or
an officer, employee or agent of a service provider,for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith and with reasonable care —
in complying with any service limitation order, account disabling order or disclosure order; or
in the execution or purported execution of any duty under this Act.
In this section and sections 9A(1) and 9B(1), “officer” —
in relation to a corporation, means any director, chief executive, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the corporation, and includes —
any person purporting to act in any such capacity; and
for a corporation whose affairs are managed by its members — any of those members as if the member were a director of the corporation;
in relation to an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), means the president, the secretary or any member of the committee of the unincorporated association, and includes —
any person holding a position analogous to that of president, secretary or member of the committee of the unincorporated association; and
any person purporting to act in any such capacity; and
in relation to a partnership (including a limited partnership), means a partner of the partnership, and includes any person purporting to act as a partner of the partnership.”.