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- (a) identify the author of the political matter by name or pseudonym and by nationality;
- (b) identify the foreign principal for whom or at whose direction the political matter is placed (for consideration) for publication;
- (c) include a statement that the political matter has a foreign link; and
- (d) include a statement that the disclosure is made under the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021.
What is political matter with foreign link
82. For the purposes of section 81, a political matter has a foreign link if—
- (a) any author of the political matter is a foreigner; or
- (b) any person for whom or at whose direction the political matter is placed (for consideration) for publication in Singapore is a foreign principal.
Division 3—Stepped up countermeasures
Directive prohibiting foreign membership, responsible officer, etc.
83.—(1) A directive under this section may be given by a competent authority only to any Part 4 politically significant entity.
(2) A competent authority may give a directive to a Part 4 politically significant entity prohibiting the Part 4 politically significant entity—
- (a) from appointing or reappointing as a responsible officer of the Part 4 politically significant entity, an individual who is—
- (i) a foreigner; or
- (ii) a particular foreigner specified in the directive; or
- (b) from permitting to act as a responsible officer of the Part 4 politically significant entity, an individual who is—
