Singapore: Reform of the Protection from Harassment Act
Progress
Current status
in force
07 May 2019 adopted
01 Apr 2019 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Singapore
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Parliament adopts reform of the Protection from Harassment Act
On 7 May 2019, the Parliament of Singapore enacted the reform of the Protection from Harassment Act (Poha). The reform includes strengthened protection for victims of harassments, falsehoods and other undesirable online behavior and the establishmen…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
adoption
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Introduced reform of the Protection from Harassment Act
On 1 April 2019, the Singapore Ministry of Law introduced its proposed modifications to the Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) in parliament. The POHA was passed in 2014 to provide criminal and civil remedies for harassment, as well as civil reme…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government