Parliament of Singapore

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Parliament of Singapore Sedition (Repeal) Act 2021 (2021)

Section 2 of the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018 is amended—
(a) by deleting paragraph (a) of the definition of “subversive document” in subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraphs: “ (a) that has a tendency to excite persons in Singapore to attempt to procure in Singapore, the alteration (otherwise than by lawful means) of any matter established by law; (aa) that has a tendency to bring into hatred or contempt or to excite disaffection against the administration of justice in Singapore;”
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Parliament of Singapore Sedition (Repeal) Act 2021 (2021)

This section applies where a person— (a) utters any words, or makes any sign or visible representation; (b) places before a person any object; (c) posts, publishes, distributes, sells or offers for sale any document; or (d) communicates any electronic record, containing any incitement to violence, counselling disobedience to the law or to a lawful order of a public servant, or likely to lead to any breach of the peace, and the person does so— (e) intending for violence, disobedience to the law or such lawful order, or breach of the peace to occur
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