(2) Any owner of a critical information infrastructure who fails, without reasonable
excuse, to comply with a notice mentioned in 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 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a
further fine not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence
continues after conviction.
(3) The owner of a critical information infrastructure to whom a notice is issued
under subsection (1) is not obliged to disclose any information that is subject to any
right, privilege or immunity conferred, or obligation or limitation imposed, by or under
any law or rules of professional conduct in relation to the disclosure of such information,
except that the performance of a contractual obligation is not an excuse for not disclosing
the information.
(4) The owner of a critical information infrastructure is not treated as being in breach
of any contractual obligation mentioned in subsection (3) for doing or omitting to do any
act, if the act is done or omitted to be done with reasonable care and in good faith and for
the purpose of complying with a notice issued under subsection (1).
(5) If a material change is made by or on behalf of the owner of a critical information
infrastructure to the design, configuration, security or operation of the critical
information infrastructure after any information has been furnished to the Commissioner
pursuant to a notice mentioned in subsection (1), the owner of the critical information
infrastructure must notify the Commissioner of the change not later than 30 days after the
change is made.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), a change is a material change if the change
affects or may affect the cybersecurity of the critical information infrastructure or the
ability of the owner of the critical information infrastructure to respond to a
cybersecurity threat or incident affecting the critical information infrastructure.
(7) Any owner of a critical information infrastructure who fails, without reasonable
excuse, to comply with subsection (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
12 months or to both.
Codes of practice and standards of performance
11.—(1) The Commissioner may, from time to time —
(a) issue or approve one or more codes of practice or standards of performance
for the regulation of the owners of critical information infrastructure with
respect to measures to be taken by them to ensure the cybersecurity of the
critical information infrastructure; or
Singapore Statutes Online
Published in Acts Supplement on 12 Mar 2018
PDF created date on: 30 Aug 2022
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