s 21B Order to disseminate health advisory
21B. —(1) The Director-General of Health may, for the purpose of preventing the spread or possible outbreak of any infectious disease in Singapore, or the spread of any infectious disease into Singapore or from Singapore to outside Singapore, by written order, direct any relevant operator or class of relevant operators — ( a ) to disseminate any health advisory, in such form and manner as the Director-General of Health may require, to any relevant person or class of relevant persons specified in the order; [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( b ) to provide any information, in the possession or control of the relevant operator or those relevant operators, to the Director-General of Health to facilitate the Director-General of Health or any other person in the dissemination of a health advisory to a relevant person or class of relevant persons; or [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( c ) to provide any information, in the possession or control of the relevant operator or those relevant operators, to another relevant operator or class of relevant operators who is or are required to disseminate a health advisory under paragraph ( a ), to facilitate in the dissemination of the health advisory. [5/2019] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (2) The Director-General of Health may disclose any information obtained from a relevant operator or class of relevant operators under subsection (1)( b ) to another relevant operator or class of relevant operators who is or are required to disseminate a health advisory under subsection (1)( a ), to facilitate in the dissemination of the health advisory. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (3) The Director-General of Health may impose conditions as to the use of any information provided or disclosed to any relevant operator or class of relevant operators under subsection (1)( c ) or (2). [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (4) Any relevant operator (including a relevant operator in a class of relevant operators) who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with — ( a ) an order under subsection (1); or ( b ) a condition under subsection (3), shall be guilty of an offence. [5/2019] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (5) This section does not affect any other right of disclosure a relevant operator may have under any written law or rule of law. [5/2019] —(1) The Director-General of Health may, for the purpose of preventing the spread or possible outbreak of any infectious disease in Singapore, or the spread of any infectious disease into Singapore or from Singapore to outside Singapore, by written order, direct any relevant operator or class of relevant operators — ( a ) to disseminate any health advisory, in such form and manner as the Director-General of Health may require, to any relevant person or class of relevant persons specified in the order; [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( b ) to provide any information, in the possession or control of the relevant operator or those relevant operators, to the Director-General of Health to facilitate the Director-General of Health or any other person in the dissemination of a health advisory to a relevant person or class of relevant persons; or [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( c ) to provide any information, in the possession or control of the relevant operator or those relevant operators, to another relevant operator or class of relevant operators who is or are required to disseminate a health advisory under paragraph ( a ), to facilitate in the dissemination of the health advisory. [5/2019] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (2) The Director-General of Health may disclose any information obtained from a relevant operator or class of relevant operators under subsection (1)( b ) to another relevant operator or class of relevant operators who is or are required to disseminate a health advisory under subsection (1)( a ), to facilitate in the dissemination of the health advisory. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (3) The Director-General of Health may impose conditions as to the use of any information provided or disclosed to any relevant operator or class of relevant operators under subsection (1)( c ) or (2). [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (4) Any relevant operator (including a relevant operator in a class of relevant operators) who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with — ( a ) an order under subsection (1); or ( b ) a condition under subsection (3), shall be guilty of an offence. [5/2019] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (5) This section does not affect any other right of disclosure a relevant operator may have under any written law or rule of law. [5/2019]