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- (b) whether or not provided by a third party;
- (c) whether paid or free; and
- (d) whether or not provided at regular intervals,
- but does not include a programme produced by or on behalf of the Government;
- “newspaper” means a publication printed in any language and published for sale or free distribution at regular intervals or otherwise, and containing any of the following or a combination of the following:
- (a) news, intelligence or reports of occurrences or any matter of public interest, about any social, economic, political, cultural, artistic, sporting, scientific or any other aspect of Singapore in any language;
- (b) any remarks, observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence or reports of occurrences or to any other matter of public interest, or any matter of public interest, about any social, economic, political, cultural, artistic, sporting, scientific or any other aspect of Singapore in any language,
- but does not include a publication produced by or on behalf of the Government;
- “political matter” means an article or essay, a commentary, talk, performance or programme (or part of an article or essay, a commentary, talk, performance or programme) that can reasonably be regarded as intended—
- (a) to promote the interests of a politically significant person in Singapore;
- (b) to influence, or seek to influence, the outcome of any election or national referendum under any written law;
- (c) to bring about, or seek to bring about, changes of the law in the whole or a part of Singapore, or to otherwise influence, or seek to influence, the legislative process in Singapore;
