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- (a) be prejudicial to the security of Singapore or any part of Singapore;
- (b) be prejudicial to public health, public safety, public tranquillity or public finances;
- (c) be prejudicial to the friendly relations of Singapore with other countries;
- (d) influence the outcome of an election to the office of President, a general election of Members of Parliament, a by-election of a Member of Parliament, or a referendum;
- (e) incite feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different groups of persons; or
- (f) diminish public confidence in the performance of any duty or function of, or in the exercise of any power by, the Government, an Organ of State, a statutory board, or a part of the Government, an Organ of State or a statutory board,
the person who is guilty of an offence under that subsection shall be liable on conviction—
- (g) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $60,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 years or to both; or
- (h) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $1 million.
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to any act carried out for the purpose of, or that is incidental to, the provision of—
- (a) an internet intermediary service;
- (b) a telecommunication service;
- (c) a service of giving the public access to the internet; or
- (d) a computing resource service.
(5) Where a court convicts any person of an offence under subsection (1), the court must, in addition to imposing on that person the punishment under subsection (2) or (3), order the person to pay as a penalty, within the time specified by the court, a sum equal to the amount of any financial or other material benefit received or is, in
