Sunday, July 15, 2007 Y
hey ppl... wat about tis?Short title.1. This Act may be cited as the Defamation Act.
Interpretation.2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —"broadcasting by means of telecommunication" means publication for general reception by means of a telecommunication;"newspaper" means any paper containing public news or observations thereon or consisting wholly or mainly of advertisements which is printed for sale and is published in Singapore either periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding 36 days;"telecommunication" means any system for the transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images and sounds of all kinds by means of radiowaves, wire, cable or other electro-magnetic systems;"words" includes pictures, visual images, gestures and other methods of signifying meaning.3/80.
Broadcast statements.3. For the purpose of the law of libel and slander, the broadcasting of words by means of telecommunication shall be treated as publication in a permanent form.3/80.
Slander of women.4. Words spoken and published which impute unchastity or adultery to any woman or girl shall not require special damage to render them actionable.
http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/html/homepage.html
**btw... i nvr reply tags on my tagboard... so u ppl shld noe the so call 'baoyii' is fake de... and take note... it's two 'i'... STOP insultin my mum anyway...**
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