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PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
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SECOND SCHEDULE—continued

(b) the dissemination, to the public or any section of the public, of any article or programme of or concerning—
(i) news;
(ii) observations on news; or
(iii) current affairs;
“news organisation” means—
(a) any organisation—
(i) the business of which consists, in whole or in part, of news activity carried out in relation to a relevant broadcasting service, a newswire service or the publication of a newspaper; and
(ii) which, if the organisation publishes a newspaper in Singapore within the meaning of section 8(1) of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act (Cap. 206), is required to be a newspaper company within the meaning of Part III of that Act; or
(b) any organisation which provides a broadcasting service in or from Singapore and holds a broadcasting licence granted under section 8 of the Broadcasting Act;
“newspaper” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act;
“relevant broadcasting service” means any of the following licensable broadcasting services within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act:
(a) Free-to-air nationwide television services;
(b) Free-to-air localised television services;
(c) Free-to-air international television services;
(d) Subscription nationwide television services;
(e) Subscription localised television services;
(f) Subscription international television services;
(g) Special interest television services;
(h) Free-to-air nationwide radio services;
(i) Free-to-air localised radio services;
(j) Free-to-air international radio services;