# Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021

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Date of Commencement: 7 July 2022 (Except provisions in the List) (S 582/2022)(Ministry of Home Affairs) Date of Commencement: 29 December 2023 (Provisions in the List) (S 880/2023)
Also see amendments made by Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Act 2023 and National Symbols Act 2022.
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REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
ACTS SUPPLEMENT
Published by Authority
First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 25 November 2021 at 5 pm.
The following Act was passed by Parliament on 4 October 2021 and assented to by the President on 29 October 2021:—
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE (COUNTERMEASURES) ACT 2021
(No. 28 of 2021)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1 PRELIMINARY :
| Section | |
| 1. | Short title and commencement |
| 2. | Purposes of Act |
| 3. | General interpretation |
| 4. | Meaning of “foreign principal” and associated terms |
| 5. | Engaging in conduct, etc., on behalf of foreign principal |
| 6. | Meaning of “foreign interference” |
| 7. | Meaning of “in the public interest” |
| 8. | Meaning of “directed towards a political end in Singapore” |
| 9. | Meaning of “influencing Singapore governmental decisions”, etc. ​ |
| 10. | Undertaking “electronic communications activity” or “online communications activity” |
| 11. | When is information provided, posted or removed from social media service, etc. |
| 12. | Meaning of “publish in Singapore” and associated terms |
| 13. | Supplementary interpretive provisions for communications activity |
| 14. | Meaning of “politically significant person” |
| 15. | Meaning of “value” in relation to donations and benefits |
| 16. | Determining purpose of an activity |
| PART 2 FOREIGN INTERFERENCE BY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITY ||
| 17. | Clandestine foreign interference by electronic communications activity |
| 18. | Clandestine foreign interference of target using electronic communications activity |
| 19. | Preparing for or planning an offence under section 17 or 18 |
| PART 3 DIRECTIONS AGAINST HARMFUL FOREIGN ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITY ||
| Division 1—Ministerial powers ||
| 20. | Authorisation by Minister for direction to be given |
| 21. | Authorisation by Minister for anticipatory direction |
| 22. | Self-initiated cancellation or variation of authorisation |
| 23. | Reconsideration by Minister of authorisation |
| 24. | Proscribed online location—declaration |
| 25. | Self-initiated revocation or variation of declaration |
| 26. | Reconsideration by Minister of declaration of proscribed online location |
| 27. | Public notice of revocation of declaration |
| 28. | Authorisation regardless of offence |
| Division 2—Part 3 directions ||
| 29. | Types of Part 3 directions |
| 30. | Stop communication (end-user) direction—content |
| 31. | Disabling direction—content |
| 32. | Must-carry directions—content ​ |
| 33. | Access blocking direction—content and preconditions |
| 34. | Account restriction direction—content |
| 35. | Service restriction direction—content |
| 36. | Technical assistance direction—content |
| 37. | App removal direction—content and preconditions |
| 38. | Disgorgement direction—content |
| Division 3—Special provisions for proscribed online location ||
| 39. | Operating proscribed online location |
| 40. | Providing support to proscribed online location |
| 41. | Advertising dealings concerning proscribed online location |
| Division 4—Supplementary provisions on Part 3 directions ||
| 42. | Content and effect of directions—general |
| 43. | Service of Part 3 directions |
| 44. | Publicity regarding non-compliance with directions |
| 45. | Offence of non-compliance with directions |
| 46. | Non-disclosure of technical assistance directions |
| PART 4 DESIGNATING POLITICALLY SIGNIFICANT PERSONS ||
| 47. | Designating non-individual |
| 48. | Designating individual as politically significant person |
| 49. | Opportunity to be heard before designation, etc. |
| PART 5 COUNTERMEASURES FOR DONOR ACTIVITIES ||
| Division 1—General ||
| 50. | Application according to capacity |
| 51. | Meaning of “political donation” |
| 52. | What is not a political donation |
| 53. | Meaning of “reportable political donation” |
| 54. | When is political donation accepted |
| 55. | Other definitions for Part 5 |
| Division 2—Restrictions on accepting political donations ||
| 56. | Political donations from impermissible donors, etc. |
| 57. | Anonymous donations ​ |
| 58. | Applicable cap on anonymous political donations |
| 59. | Return of anonymous political donations |
| 60. | Return of political donations |
| 61. | Forfeiture of prohibited political donations, etc. |
| Division 3—Reporting and accounting of political donations ||
| 62. | Disclosing reportable political donations |
| 63. | When disclosure of reportable political donations to be made |
| 64. | Who is responsible for disclosing reportable political donations |
| 65. | Accompanying declaration to donation report |
| 66. | Separate accounts for political donations (political donations fund) |
| Division 4—Stepped up countermeasures for Part 4 politically significant persons ||
| 67. | Prohibited donor directive |
| 68. | Anonymous donations directive |
| 69. | Political donations fund directive |
| Division 5—Donor obligations ||
| 70. | Major political donor reporting |
| 71. | Directive affecting major donors |
| 72. | Duty when donating on behalf of others |
| Division 6—Offences ||
| 73. | Late donation reports, etc. |
| 74. | False or misleading donation reports and declarations |
| 75. | Evasion and intentional acceptance of impermissible donations, etc. |
| PART 6 COUNTERMEASURES FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES ||
| Division 1—Foreign affiliations ||
| 76. | Disclosure of foreign affiliation |
| 77. | When to make foreign affiliations report |
| 78. | What is reportable arrangement |
| 79. | Reporting involvement in foreign political organisation, etc. ​ |
| Division 2—Published-by requirement for foreign-linked political matters ||
| 80. | Application and interpretation |
| 81. | Transparency directive for publishing political matters with foreign link |
| 82. | What is political matter with foreign link |
| Division 3—Stepped up countermeasures ||
| 83. | Directive prohibiting foreign membership, responsible officer, etc. |
| 84. | Directive to end affiliation, etc., with foreign principal |
| 85. | Directive prohibiting, etc., foreign volunteers |
| Division 4—Offences ||
| 86. | Late Part 6 reports, etc. |
| 87. | False or misleading Part 6 reports and declarations |
| PART 7 CONDITIONS FOR STEPPED UP COUNTERMEASURES ||
| 88. | Circumstances where Part 5 or 6 directive may be given |
| 89. | Content and effect of directives: general |
| 90. | Process of giving directives: general |
| 91. | Offences involving directives to politically significant persons |
| PART 8 OVERSIGHT ARRANGEMENTS ||
| Division 1—Rights of appeal ||
| 92. | Right of appeal against authorisation for Part 3 directions, etc. |
| 93. | Right of appeal against competent authoritys decisions |
| Division 2—Reviewing Tribunals for section 92 appeals ||
| 94. | Reviewing Tribunals—composition |
| 95. | Reviewing Tribunals—remuneration and other terms |
| 96. | Reviewing Tribunals—resources |
| 97. | Reviewing Tribunals—function |
| 98. | Procedure before Reviewing Tribunal |
| 99. | Rules for Reviewing Tribunal proceedings ​ |
| Division 3—Section 93 appeals ||
| 100. | Appeals to Minister |
| 101. | Minister’s function on appeal |
| 102. | Advisory body for section 93 appeals |
| Division 4—General ||
| 103. | Effect of appeal on decision appealed against |
| 104. | Limited judicial review |
| PART 9 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT ||
| 105. | Competent authorities |
| 106. | Alternate arrangements during election period, etc. |
| 107. | Authorised officers |
| 108. | Power to obtain information |
| 109. | False or misleading information, etc. |
| 110. | Offences by corporations |
| 111. | Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships |
| 112. | Arrestable and non-bailable offences |
| 113. | Jurisdiction of courts |
| 114. | Composition of offences |
| 115. | Extra-territorial application of offences |
| 116. | Public notice of Part 5 or 6 directives, etc. |
| PART 10 MISCELLANEOUS ||
| 117. | Interface with other laws |
| 118. | Other causes of action not affected |
| 119. | Liability for complying with directions and directives, etc. |
| 120. | Exempt activities |
| 121. | Service of documents |
| 122. | Regulations |
| 123. | Repeal |
| PART 11 AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS AND FINAL PROVISIONS ||
| 124. | Amendment of Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 |
| 125. | Amendment of Presidential Elections Act 1991 |
| 126. | Amendment of Societies Act 1966 |
| 127. | Saving and transitional provisions |
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