The Online Criminal Harms Act (“OCHA“) enables the authorities to deal more effectively with online criminal activities. Certain provisions in the OCHA have now come into operation on 24 June 2024. These provisions relate to Codes of Practice (“COP“) and implementation directives for online services to counter scams and malicious cyber activities.
Pursuant to these provisions coming into operation, two COPs (the Online Communication Code for designated online communication services and the E-Commerce Code for designated e-commerce services) have been issued by the Singapore Police Force, which have taken effect from 26 June 2024. The Ministry of Home Affairs has further issued the list of designated online services that will be subject to these COPs, as well as the timeline for implementation.
In this Update, we highlight the key provisions of the OCHA that have now come into operation, as well as provide a summary of the principles and timelines under the COPs.
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