Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) (Reports to Commissioner) Regulations 2026

Regulation 2

Persons with prescribed connection to Singapore

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 22(1)(c) of the Act, a person has a prescribed connection to Singapore if the person —

(a)

holds any of the following work passes under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 that is valid:

(i)

a work permit called the “work permit for migrant workers”;

(ii)

a work permit called the “work permit for migrant domestic workers”;

(iii)

an employment pass;

(iv)

a personalised employment pass;

(v)

an EntrePass;

(vi)

an S Pass;

(b)

holds any of the following passes under the Immigration Regulations (Rg 1) that is valid:

(i)

a dependant’s pass;

(ii)

a visit pass called the “long‑term visit pass”;

(iii)

a visit pass called the “long‑term visit pass plus”;

(iv)

a student’s pass; or

(c)

is any of the following who is exempt from section 6(1) of the Immigration Act 1959:

(i)

any person who is duly accredited as a diplomatic or consular representative to Singapore and any staff of such a diplomatic or consular representative;

(ii)

any person upon whom the immunities and privileges referred to in Part 2 or 3 of the Second Schedule to the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Act 1948 have been conferred under that Act;

(iii)

a spouse or dependent child of any person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii).

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a work pass or pass mentioned in that paragraph is valid if it has not lapsed and has not been cancelled or revoked at the time that the person who holds the work pass or pass (as the case may be) makes the report of an alleged online harmful activity under section 23(1) of the Act.

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