Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) (Harmful Online Communications Activity) Regulations 2022

No. S 583

Foreign Interference
(Countermeasures) Act 2021

Foreign Interference
(Countermeasures) (Harmful Online
Communications Activity)
Regulations 2022

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 122 of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Regulations:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) (Harmful Online Communications Activity) Regulations 2022 and come into operation on 7 July 2022.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“applicant” means a person making a reconsideration application;

“appropriate form”, in relation to any reconsideration application, means the relevant form that is set out on the website at https://www.mha.gov.sg/fica/resources;

“associated remedial must‑carry direction” means a remedial must‑carry direction given because a Class 2 must‑carry direction or Class 3 must‑carry direction has not been complied with;

“authorised representative”, for an applicant, includes an advocate and solicitor or other legal representative of the applicant;

“contact address”, for any person, means any of the following nominated by the person for the receiving of documents under Part 3 of these Regulations and sections 23 and 26 of the Act:

(a)	the person’s residential address in Singapore;
(b)	the person’s place of business in Singapore;
(c)	an email address;

“identity particulars” means —

(a)

for an individual —

(i)	the full name, and the number of the passport or other identity document, of the individual; and
(ii)	the nationality of the individual; and

(b)

for an entity —

(i)	the full name of the entity;
(ii)	the country the entity was incorporated or otherwise formed; and
(iii)	the Unique Entity Number (UEN) of the entity, where available;

“message” means information —

(a)	whether in the form of text;
(b)	whether in the form of data;
(c)	whether in the form of speech, music or other sounds;
(d)	whether in the form of visual images (animated or otherwise);
(e)	whether in any other form; or
(f)	whether in any combination of forms;

“official language of Singapore” means Malay, Mandarin, Tamil or English;

“online location” means any website, webpage, chatroom or forum, or any other thing that can be seen, heard or otherwise perceived by means of the Internet;

“reconsideration application” means an application to the Minister under section 23(1) or 26(1) of the Act to reconsider the following:

(a)

for an application under section 23(1) of the Act —

(i)	an authorisation under section 20(1), 21(1) or 22(1)(b) of the Act made by the Minister; and
(ii)	any Part 3 direction that is specified in that authorisation and given by the competent authority to the applicant;

(b)

for an application under section 26(1) of the Act — a declaration under section 24 or 25(1)(b) of the Act of an online location as a proscribed online location.

Made on 4 July 2022.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/00121; AG/LEGIS/SL/111C/2020/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 122(4) of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021).

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