Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Regulations 2019

Regulation 6

Requirements for Part 3 Directions and Part 4 Directions

A Part 3 Direction or Part 4 Direction must contain —

(a)

the online location where the subject statement or subject material (as the case may be) is communicated;

(b)

the basis on which the subject statement or the statement contained in the subject material (as the case may be) is determined to be a false statement of fact;

(c)

a statement that the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to issue the Part 3 Direction or Part 4 Direction;

(d)

the email address at which any application to the Minister to vary or cancel the Part 3 Direction or Part 4 Direction must be sent; and

(e)

a statement to the effect that any application to the Minister to vary or cancel the Part 3 Direction or Part 4 Direction must be in writing and —

(i)

either —

(A)

be made and completed in the form that may be obtained from the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) specified in the Direction; or

(B)

if not made and completed in that form, meet the requirements mentioned in regulation 13(3); and

(ii)

be sent by email to the email address specified in the Direction.

Regulation 6 — Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Regulations 2019