s 45T Interpretation of this Part
45T.—(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“advocate”, in relation to any conduct, means counsel, promote, encourage or urge the engaging in that conduct; “child” means an individual who is below 18 years of age; “functionality”, in relation to an online communication service, has the meaning given by section 2A; “harm” includes harm to an individual’s mental health; “section 45H direction” means a direction given under section 45H to a provider of an online communication service, and includes such a direction that is varied under section 59(3) on appeal; “section 45I blocking direction” means a direction given under section 45I to a provider of an internet access service, and includes such a direction varied under section 59(3) on appeal; “social media service” means an electronic service that satisfies all the following characteristics:(a) the sole or primary purpose of the service is to enable online interaction or linking between 2 or more end-users (including enabling end-users to share content for social purposes); (b) the service allows end-users to communicate content on the service; (c) any other characteristics that are prescribed by Part 10A regulations; “system or process” includes —(a) a human or an automated system or process; and (b) any technology; “user-generated content” has the meaning given by section 2A. (2) To avoid doubt, “content” in this Part includes user-generated content. (3) Where —(a) by or under any provision of this Part or any Part 10A regulations or any direction given under this Part, an act or a thing is required or directed to be done within a particular period or before a particular time, or any extended period or time that the Authority may allow; (b) failure to do that act or thing within the period or before the time mentioned in paragraph (a) constitutes an offence; and (c) that act or thing is not done within the period or before the time mentioned in paragraph (a), the obligation to do that act or thing continues, even though that period has expired or that time has passed, until that act or thing is done. (4) For the purposes of this Part, an online communication service has a Singapore end-user link if, and only if, all or any of the end-users of that service are Singapore end-users.[Act 38 of 2022 wef 01/02/2023]