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Protection from Harassment (Temporary Exemption) Order 2020

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Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged

reg 1Citation and commencement

This Order is the Protection from Harassment (Temporary Exemption) Order 2020 and comes into operation on 1 April 2020.

reg 2Purpose

The purpose of this Order is to give various prescribed internet intermediaries time to put in place the necessary arrangements and technological measures to enable them to comply with certain requirements of the Act.

reg 3Exemptions from section 15C(2)(b) of Act

The prescribed internet intermediaries mentioned in regulation 2(a), (b), (d) and (e) of the Protection from Harassment (Prescribed Internet Intermediaries and Others) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 217/2020) are exempt from section 15C(2)(b) of the Act.

reg 4Exemptions from section 15D(2)(b) of Act

The prescribed internet intermediaries mentioned in regulation 3(a), (b), (d) and (e) of the Protection from Harassment (Prescribed Internet Intermediaries and Others) Regulations 2020 are exempt from section 15D(2)(b) of the Act.

reg 5Exemptions from section 15E(2)(d) of Act

The prescribed internet intermediaries mentioned in regulation 4(4)(a) (in respect of Instagram only), (d) and (e) of the Protection from Harassment (Prescribed Internet Intermediaries and Others) Regulations 2020 are exempt from section 15E(2)(d) of the Act.