§ 54 — Direction to appoint representative to accept service and access blocking order

54.—(1) The Minister may instruct the Competent Authority to direct a person that satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed —(a)

to appoint a person in Singapore to accept service of Part 3 Directions, Part 4 Directions, Remedial Orders, Account Restriction Directions or notices under section 50 on the first person’s behalf; and

(b)

to provide the Competent Authority with the name, address and other contact details of the appointed person.

(2) Where —(a)

a person that is an internet intermediary fails to comply with a direction made under subsection (1); and

(b)

the Minister is satisfied that one or more end‑users in Singapore have used or are using the services of an internet access service provider to access any false statement of fact by means of an internet intermediary service provided by the internet intermediary,

the Minister may direct the IMDA to order the internet access service provider to take reasonable steps to disable use of the internet intermediary service by end‑users in Singapore (called in this section an access blocking order), and the IMDA must give the internet access service provider an access blocking order.

(3) Where —(a)

a person other than an internet intermediary fails to comply with a direction under subsection (1); and

(b)

the Minister is satisfied that one or more end‑users in Singapore have used or are using the services of an internet access service provider to access any false statement of fact communicated in Singapore by the person,

the Minister may direct the IMDA to order the internet access service provider to take reasonable steps to disable access by end‑users in Singapore to the online location on which such statement is communicated in Singapore (also called in this section an access blocking order), and the IMDA must give the internet access service provider an access blocking order.

(4) An internet access service provider that does not comply with an access blocking order under subsection (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 for each day during any part of which that order is not fully complied with, up to a total of $500,000 for each offence.

(5) No civil or criminal liability is incurred by an internet access service provider or an officer, employee or agent of such provider, for anything done or omitted to be done with reasonable care and in good faith in complying with an access blocking order.

—(1) The Minister may instruct the Competent Authority to direct a person that satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed —(a)

to appoint a person in Singapore to accept service of Part 3 Directions, Part 4 Directions, Remedial Orders, Account Restriction Directions or notices under section 50 on the first person’s behalf; and

(b)

to provide the Competent Authority with the name, address and other contact details of the appointed person.

(2) Where —(a)

a person that is an internet intermediary fails to comply with a direction made under subsection (1); and

(b)

the Minister is satisfied that one or more end‑users in Singapore have used or are using the services of an internet access service provider to access any false statement of fact by means of an internet intermediary service provided by the internet intermediary,

the Minister may direct the IMDA to order the internet access service provider to take reasonable steps to disable use of the internet intermediary service by end‑users in Singapore (called in this section an access blocking order), and the IMDA must give the internet access service provider an access blocking order.

(3) Where —(a)

a person other than an internet intermediary fails to comply with a direction under subsection (1); and

(b)

the Minister is satisfied that one or more end‑users in Singapore have used or are using the services of an internet access service provider to access any false statement of fact communicated in Singapore by the person,

the Minister may direct the IMDA to order the internet access service provider to take reasonable steps to disable access by end‑users in Singapore to the online location on which such statement is communicated in Singapore (also called in this section an access blocking order), and the IMDA must give the internet access service provider an access blocking order.

(4) An internet access service provider that does not comply with an access blocking order under subsection (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 for each day during any part of which that order is not fully complied with, up to a total of $500,000 for each offence.

(5) No civil or criminal liability is incurred by an internet access service provider or an officer, employee or agent of such provider, for anything done or omitted to be done with reasonable care and in good faith in complying with an access blocking order.