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The Protection from Harassment Act 2014 (POHA) is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalises harassment, stalking, and other anti-social behaviour. The law is designed specifically to make acts of cyberbullying and online harassment a criminal offence. [1] [2] [3]
Pawnbrokers Act 2015; Payment Services Act 2019; Penal Code (Singapore) Personal Data Protection Act 2012; Presidential Council for Minority Rights; Protection from Harassment Act (Singapore) Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019
[38] [39] In a U.S State Department report in 2015, it is believed that law enforcement and government agencies have extensive networks for gathering information and conducting surveillance. A majority of Singaporeans are widely aware that authorities track telephone conversations and the use of the internet of civilians, and indirect routine ...
The Legal Profession Act 1966 and Medical Registration Act 1997 outlines that in the case where a disciplinary tribunal is convened by either the Law Society of Singapore or Singapore Medical Council, an application may thereafter be made for a hearing by three Supreme Court judges on liability for misconduct. [2] [3]
With the Protection from Harassment Act 2014, the Ministry of Manpower (Singapore), NTUC and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) have also developed an advisory since 23 December 2015 [2] fighting workplace harassment. [3]
An Act to prevent the electronic communication in Singapore of false statements of fact, to suppress support for and counteract the effects of such communication, to safeguard against the use of online accounts for such communication and for information manipulation, to enable measures to be taken to enhance transparency of online political advertisements, and for related matters.
The minister charged with responsibility for the Act [78] is required to publish in the Government Gazette a list stating the Government departments which are authorised departments for the purposes of the Act, and the names and addresses for service of the solicitors for the departments. [79] As of 7 December 2005, no such list had been published.
The tort of harassment created by Singapore's Protection from Harassment Act 2014 is an example of a tort of this type being created by statute. [42] There is also, in almost all jurisdictions, a tort or delict of "misrepresentation", involving the making of a statement that is untrue even though not defamatory. Thus a surveyor who states a ...