13.—(1) Where there is any change in the beneficial or legal ownership (including
any share in such ownership) of a critical information infrastructure, the relevant person
must inform the Commissioner of the change in ownership not later than 7 days after the
date of that change in ownership.
(2) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1)
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(3) In subsection (1), the relevant person is —
(a) in the case of a transfer of the whole of the legal ownership of the critical
information infrastructure to another person — the person who was the
owner of the critical information infrastructure before the change in
ownership; or
(b) in any other case, an owner of the critical information infrastructure.
Duty to report cybersecurity incident in respect of critical information
infrastructure, etc.
14.—(1) The owner of a critical information infrastructure must notify the
Commissioner of the occurrence of any of the following in the prescribed form and
manner, within the prescribed period after becoming aware of such occurrence:
(a) a prescribed cybersecurity incident in respect of the critical information
infrastructure;
(b) a prescribed cybersecurity incident in respect of any computer or computer
system under the owner’s control that is interconnected with or that
communicates with the critical information infrastructure;
(c) any other type of cybersecurity incident in respect of the critical
information infrastructure that the Commissioner has specified by written
direction to the owner.
(2) The owner of a critical information infrastructure must establish such mechanisms
and processes for the purposes of detecting cybersecurity threats and incidents in respect
of the critical information infrastructure, as set out in any applicable code of practice.
(3) Any owner of a critical information infrastructure who, without reasonable
excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 2 years or to both.
Cybersecurity audits and risk assessments of critical information infrastructure
Singapore Statutes Online
Published in Acts Supplement on 12 Mar 2018
PDF created date on: 30 Aug 2022
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