disclosure of such information, except that the performance of a contractual obligation is
not an excuse for not disclosing the information.
(7) The person examined under this section or to whom a notice under subsection (2)
or an order under subsection (5) is issued, is not treated as being in breach of any
contractual obligation mentioned in subsection (6) 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 answering any question asked during the examination or complying with the
notice or order.
(8) Any person who —
(a) wilfully misstates or without reasonable excuse refuses to give any
information, provide any statement or produce any record, document or
copy required of the person by an incident response officer under
subsection (2); or
(b) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with an order issued by a
Magistrate under subsection (5),
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(9) In this section and sections 20, 21 and 22, “incident response officer” means the
Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or any Assistant Commissioner, cybersecurity
officer or authorised officer exercising the powers under this section or section 20, as the
case may be.
Powers to investigate and prevent serious cybersecurity incidents, etc.
20.—(1) Where the Commissioner receives information regarding a cybersecurity
threat or incident which satisfies the severity threshold in subsection (3), the
Commissioner may exercise, or may authorise the Deputy Commissioner, an Assistant
Commissioner, a cybersecurity officer or an authorised officer to exercise, such of the
powers mentioned in subsection (2) as are necessary to investigate the cybersecurity
threat or incident, for the purpose of —
(a) assessing the impact or potential impact of the cybersecurity threat or
incident;
(b) eliminating the cybersecurity threat or otherwise preventing any or further
harm arising from the cybersecurity incident; or
(c) preventing a further cybersecurity incident.
(2) The powers mentioned in subsection (1) are the following:
Singapore Statutes Online
Published in Acts Supplement on 12 Mar 2018
PDF created date on: 30 Aug 2022
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