Singapore legislation

Regulation 13

of Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Regulations 2019

Regulation 13

Applications to vary or cancel Direction or Remedial Order, or to suspend, vary or cancel Declaration

Subregulation 1

This regulation applies to —

(a)

an application to vary or cancel —

(i)

a Part 3 Direction under section 19(2)(b) of the Act;

(ii)

a Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order under section 31(2)(b) of the Act; and

(iii)

an Account Restriction Direction under section 46(2)(b) of the Act; and

(b)

an application to suspend, vary or cancel a Declaration under section 32(9)(b) of the Act.

Subregulation 2

An application mentioned in paragraph (1) —

(a)

must be in writing;

(b)

must either —

(i)

be made and completed in the form that may be obtained from the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) specified in the Part 3 Direction, Part 4 Direction, Remedial Order, Declaration or Account Restriction Direction, as the case may be; or

(ii)

if not made and completed in that form, meet the requirements mentioned in paragraph (3); and

(c)

must be sent to the email address specified —

(i)

in the Part 3 Direction, Part 4 Direction, Remedial Order, Declaration or Account Restriction Direction, as the case may be; or

(ii)

on the POFMA Office website at http://www.pofmaoffice.gov.sg.

Subregulation 3

For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b)(ii), the requirements are —

(a)

that the application sets out —

(i)

the name and address of the applicant;

(ii)

if applicable, the name and address of the applicant’s authorised representative or legal representative; and

(iii)

an address in Singapore or an email address, at which documents may, in connection with the application, be served on the applicant;

(b)

that the application contains —

(i)

a summary of the grounds for the application, as the case may be —

(A)

to vary or cancel the Part 3 Direction, Part 4 Direction, Remedial Order or Account Restriction Direction; or

(B)

to suspend, vary or cancel the Declaration;

(ii)

the arguments for each ground of the application; and

(iii)

the relief sought by the applicant;

(c)

that the application —

(i)

be accompanied by a copy of the relevant Part 3 Direction, Part 4 Direction, Remedial Order, Declaration or Account Restriction Direction; or

(ii)

if a copy is not available, identifies the relevant Part 3 Direction, Part 4 Direction, Remedial Order, Declaration or Account Restriction Direction;

(d)

that the application is accompanied by all the documents supporting the arguments and grounds of the application; and

(e)

that the application is signed and dated by the applicant, or by the applicant’s authorised representative or legal representative.