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← Broadcasting Act 1994

Broadcasting Act 1994 s 45N

s 45N Regulatory action

45N.—(1) Subject to section 45O, if the Authority is satisfied that a provider of a regulated online communication service (called in this section and section 45O the defaulting provider) has failed to satisfy the duty under section 45M(1), the Authority may —(a) order the defaulting provider to pay, within a period specified in the order, a financial penalty of any amount that the Authority thinks fit, but not exceeding $1 million; or (b) direct the defaulting provider to take any steps, whether in or outside Singapore, and within a specified time, that may be necessary to remedy the failure. (2) A defaulting provider that does not comply with a direction given to the defaulting provider under subsection (1)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1 million and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $100,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), it is immaterial whether the online communication service concerned is provided from outside Singapore or provided in or from Singapore.[Act 38 of 2022 wef 01/02/2023]

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