- (b) any other telephone numbers and circumstances as may be prescribed.
(4) For the purpose of subsection (1), where—
- (a) a Singapore telephone number has been allocated to a subscriber by a telecommunications service provider (referred to in this subsection as the first provider);
- (b) the telecommunications service associated with the Singapore telephone number has been terminated by the subscriber;
- (c) the subscriber contracts for a telecommunications service associated with the Singapore telephone number with another telecommunications service provider (referred to in this subsection as the subsequent provider);
- (d) the telecommunications service referred to in paragraph (c) has been terminated by the subscriber or the subsequent provider; and
- (e) the Singapore telephone number has not subsequently been allocated to any subscriber,
it shall be the responsibility of the first provider to satisfy subsection (1).
(5) Without prejudice to the obligations of the telecommunications service provider under subsections (1) to (4), the Commission shall pay the prescribed fees to the telecommunications service provider for each terminated Singapore telephone number reported to the Commission in accordance with this section.
Division 3—Specified message to Singapore telephone number
Duty to check register
43.—(1) No person shall, on or after the prescribed date, send a specified message addressed to a Singapore telephone number unless the person had within the prescribed duration (which may include a duration before the prescribed date) before sending the specified message—
