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Broadcasting Act 1994 s 45F

s 45F Offence of not stopping access to online communication service

45F.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person provides an internet access service with a Singapore end-user link; (b) the internet access service can be used by a Singapore end-user of an online communication service to access content provided on the online communication service; (c) the content is egregious content; (d) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know that —(i) the internet access service can be used by a Singapore end-user of the online communication service to access the content provided on the online communication service; and (ii) the content is egregious content; and (e) the person fails in the person’s duty under section 45J to comply with a section 45I blocking direction given to the person in relation to access to the online communication service through its internet access service. (2) A person that is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 for each day or part of a day the person does not comply with a section 45I blocking direction given to the person but not exceeding a total fine of $500,000. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is immaterial whether the online communication service is provided from outside Singapore or provided in or from Singapore. (4) If —(a) a section 45I blocking direction is given in relation to an internet access service provided by a person; and (b) in a prosecution of the person for an offence against subsection (1), it is proven that the internet access service can, at the time the direction was given, be used by a Singapore end-user of an online communication service to access content provided on the online communication service using the internet access service specified in the direction, then, in that prosecution, it must be presumed until the contrary is proved that the person knew — (c) that the internet access service can, at the time the direction was given, be used by a Singapore end-user of the online communication service to access content provided on that online communication service; and (d) that the content is egregious content at the time the direction was given.[Act 38 of 2022 wef 01/02/2023]

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