Part 6 order — general
Open ↗28.—(1) The competent authority may give a Part 6 order if any person has not complied with a requirement of a Part 2 direction, a rectification notice, an implementation directive or a Part 6 order.
(2) A Part 6 order may be given to —(a)
any individual whether or not a resident or citizen of Singapore, whether physically present in Singapore or outside Singapore, and whether carrying on a business or operating in Singapore or outside Singapore; or
(b)
any entity whether formed, constituted or registered in Singapore or outside Singapore, and whether carrying on a business or operating in Singapore or outside Singapore.
(3) A Part 6 order may direct a person to do an act or to not do an act, whether in Singapore or outside Singapore.
Access blocking order — content
Open ↗29.—(1) An access blocking order is an order requiring the provider of an internet access service to take all reasonable steps to disable access by Singapore persons to the relevant location by means of that internet access service, by the time specified in the access blocking order.
(2) The relevant location specified in the access blocking order must be —(a)
an online location of a proprietor who did not comply with a Part 2 direction in respect of that online location or online material accessible at that online location; or
(b)
an online location at which an online service of an online service provider can be accessed, if the online service provider did not comply with a Part 2 direction, a rectification notice, an implementation directive or a Part 6 order, in relation to —(i)
that online service; or
(ii)
any online activity, online service, online material, online account, app or online location that can be accessed on or through that online service.
App removal order — content
Open ↗30.—(1) An app removal order is an order requiring the provider of an app distribution service to stop distributing a relevant app to Singapore persons and stop enabling Singapore persons to download a relevant app by means of that service, by the time specified in the app removal order.
(2) The relevant app specified in the app removal order must be an app that allows any of the following online locations to be accessed:(a)
an online location of a proprietor who did not comply with a Part 2 direction in respect of that online location or online material accessible at that online location;
(b)
an online location at which an online service of an online service provider can be accessed, if the online service provider did not comply with a Part 2 direction, a rectification notice, an implementation directive or a Part 6 order, in relation to —(i)
that online service; or
(ii)
any online activity, online service, online material, online account, app or online location that can be accessed on or through that online service.
Service restriction order
Open ↗31. A service restriction order is an order requiring the provider of a non‑compliant online service specified in the order to take all reasonable steps to suspend or stop the supply or provision of that online service or part of that online service to Singapore persons, by the time specified in the service restriction order.
Part 6 order — supplementary provisions
Open ↗32.—(1) The competent authority may give a Part 6 order to a person individually or as a class.
(2) A Part 6 order is binding on —(a)
the person to whom it is addressed; and
(b)
if applicable, the personal representatives, successors and assignees of the person to whom it is addressed to the same extent as it applies to that person.
(3) It is not necessary to give any person who may be affected by a Part 6 order a chance to be heard before the order is given.
(4) A Part 6 order must —(a)
so far as is reasonably practicable, identify the relevant location, the relevant app or the relevant service (as the case may be) to which the order relates in a way that is sufficient to enable the person given the order to comply with the order;
(b)
state whether the person to whom it is given must do all or any of the following, whichever being applicable:(i)
notify the competent authority by a time specified in the order of the means by which the person proposes to comply with the order;
(ii)
keep information about the matters that are the subject of the order for a time specified in the order;
(iii)
regularly notify the competent authority at the times specified in the order about the steps being taken towards compliance with the order;
(iv)
give written notice to the competent authority when the person has complied with the order; and
(c)
state that it is an offence under this Act to fail to comply with the order.
(5) A person who has been given a Part 6 order must comply with the Part 6 order until the earlier of the following occurs:(a)
the expiry date and time (if any) stated in the order is reached;
(b)
the Part 6 order is cancelled or substituted under section 33(1) or 36(1), or cancelled under section 41(3).
(6) An access blocking order may specify that relevant locations will be identified and the identity thereof transmitted to the person to whom the order is addressed, from time to time, by the person’s chosen means of identification.
(7) An access blocking order described in subsection (6) that has been given to the person to whom it is addressed is deemed to be given in relation to any relevant location that is subsequently identified and the identity of which is transmitted to the recipient by the person’s chosen means of identification, when data identifying the relevant location becomes accessible by the person by that means.
(8) An access blocking order described in subsection (6) is deemed to be cancelled (in relation to any relevant location that was identified and the identity of which was transmitted to the person by that person’s chosen means of identification) when the data identifying the relevant location is no longer accessible by that person by that means, and in such a case no written notice of the cancellation needs to be given to that person.
Part 6 order — self-initiated cancellation or substitution
Open ↗33.—(1) The competent authority may at any time, on the competent authority’s own initiative —(a)
cancel a Part 6 order; or
(b)
substitute a Part 6 order with another Part 6 order.
(2) Where a Part 6 order is cancelled under subsection (1), the competent authority must give written notice of the cancellation to every person who has been given that Part 6 order.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
