s 45R Interface with other laws and civil liability
45R.—(1) To avoid doubt, section 26(1) of the Electronic Transactions Act 2010 (which relates to the limitation of liability against network service providers) applies in relation to any liability under this Part other than liability under section 45E, 45F or 45N. (2) Nothing in section 45J or 45M is to be construed —(a) as conferring a right of action in any civil proceedings in respect of any contravention of any provision of this Part or an online Code of Practice; or (b) as conferring a defence to an action in any civil proceedings or as otherwise affecting a right of action in any civil proceedings. (3) For the purposes of sections 45E(1), 45F(1), 45H and 45I, a person is to be disregarded as a Singapore end-user using an online communication service if the person accesses content in any of the following circumstances:(a) the accessing of the content is necessary for enforcing this Act or any other written law; (b) the accessing of the content is necessary for monitoring compliance with, or investigating a contravention of, this Act or any other written law; (c) the accessing of the content is solely for the purposes of proceedings in a Singapore court or tribunal; (d) the accessing of the content is both —(i) necessary and solely for, or of assistance in, conducting scientific, medical, academic or historical research; and (ii) reasonable in the circumstances for the purpose of conducting that scientific, medical, academic or historical research.[Act 38 of 2022 wef 01/02/2023]