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in or outside Singapore, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction —
(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $40,000
or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to
both; or
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(b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $500,000.
(7) It is a defence to a charge under subsection (6) for the accused to
prove that the accused did not know and had no reason to believe that
a Declaration was made in relation to the online location.
(8) The Minister may at any time suspend a Declaration for such
period as the Minister may determine, or vary or cancel a Declaration.
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(9) The Minister may suspend, vary or cancel a Declaration —
(a) on the Minister’s own initiative; or
(b) on an application by —
(i) the owner or operator of the declared online location;
or
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(ii) any person with editorial control over the online
location.
(10) As soon as possible after a Declaration is suspended, varied or
cancelled, the Competent Authority must —
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(a) publish, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, a
notice of the suspension, variation or cancellation in the
Gazette; and
(b) make reasonable efforts to give a copy of such notice to the
owner or operator of the declared online location.
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(11) Regulations may be made under section 62 to prescribe the
reasonable efforts required to be made under subsections (5)(b) and
(10)(b).
(12) For the purposes of subsection (1) —
(a) “active”, in relation to a Part 3 Direction or Part 4
Direction, means that the Part 3 Direction or Part 4
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