Section 23 — General Correction Direction

(1)A General Correction Direction is one issued to one of the following persons to carry out an act mentioned in subsection (2):

(a)a prescribed internet intermediary;

(b)a prescribed holder of a permit under section 21 of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974;

(c)a prescribed broadcasting licensee within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1994;

(d)a prescribed holder of a licence under section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 1999;

(e)such other person as may be prescribed.

(2)The act mentioned in subsection (1) is —

(a)if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(a), to communicate a correction notice in Singapore by means of the internet intermediary service provided by it, to all end‑users who use that service at any time after the specified time, or a specified description of such end‑users;

(b)if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(b), to publish a correction notice in a specified newspaper or printed publication by the specified time;

(c)if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(c), to broadcast a correction notice in Singapore by the specified time;

(d)if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(d), to transmit a correction notice by means of the telecommunications service provided by it, to all end‑users who use that service at any time after the specified time, or to a specified description of such end‑users;

(e)if the direction is issued to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(e), to give a correction notice to a specified person or description of persons, by the specified means and by the specified time.

(3)In this section, “specified” means specified in the General Correction Direction.