§ 48 — Information on online activity in furtherance of specified offence, etc.

48.—(1) Where a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant or an enforcement officer reasonably suspects that —(a)

a specified offence has been committed; and

(b)

any online activity in furtherance of the offence has occurred (whether in Singapore or outside Singapore) on or through an online service or through an online account or at an online location,

the police officer or enforcement officer (as the case may be) may, by written notice, require the provider of the online service or the proprietor of the online location to provide all or any of the following information (whichever is applicable, whether stored in Singapore or outside Singapore) in the form and manner and within the time specified in the notice:

(c)

information about the online activity that occurred on or through the provider’s online service or at the proprietor’s online location, as the case may be;

(d)

information about any online account, or the proprietor of an online account, through which the online activity was conducted;

(e)

any other information to assist in investigations or criminal proceedings relating to the specified offence.

(2) In this section —“enforcement officer” means —(a)

any person who is authorised in writing by the Commissioner of Police for the purposes of this section; or

(b)

any officer of a prescribed law enforcement agency who is authorised in writing, by the head of that law enforcement agency, for the purposes of this section;

“prescribed law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency prescribed, by order in the Gazette, by the Minister.

—(1) Where a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant or an enforcement officer reasonably suspects that —(a)

a specified offence has been committed; and

(b)

any online activity in furtherance of the offence has occurred (whether in Singapore or outside Singapore) on or through an online service or through an online account or at an online location,

the police officer or enforcement officer (as the case may be) may, by written notice, require the provider of the online service or the proprietor of the online location to provide all or any of the following information (whichever is applicable, whether stored in Singapore or outside Singapore) in the form and manner and within the time specified in the notice:

(c)

information about the online activity that occurred on or through the provider’s online service or at the proprietor’s online location, as the case may be;

(d)

information about any online account, or the proprietor of an online account, through which the online activity was conducted;

(e)

any other information to assist in investigations or criminal proceedings relating to the specified offence.

(2) In this section —“enforcement officer” means —(a)

any person who is authorised in writing by the Commissioner of Police for the purposes of this section; or

(b)

any officer of a prescribed law enforcement agency who is authorised in writing, by the head of that law enforcement agency, for the purposes of this section;

“prescribed law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency prescribed, by order in the Gazette, by the Minister.