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NO. 28 OF 2021


Must-carry directions—content

32.—(1) A must-carry direction may be a Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 or Class 4 must-carry direction, or a remedial must-carry direction.

(2) A must-carry direction may require a person to whom it is given to take all reasonable steps, to do all or any of the following within and during the time specified in the direction, to publish, post, display or include a mandatory message—

(a) about the covered information or material identified in the direction;
(b) in the manner prescribed by Regulations; and
(c) in a conspicuous manner as specified in the direction.

(3) In this section, “mandatory message” means a message or statement of the text set out, or effect described, in a must-carry direction.

(4) The covered information or material in a Class 1 must-carry direction is any of the following information or material which is identified in the direction:

(a) if the Class 1 must-carry direction is given to a particular person or end-user to whom a stop communication (end-user) direction is given—
(i) any covered information or material identified in the stop communication (end-user) direction; and
(ii) any information or material similar to the information or material mentioned in sub-paragraph (i), which is or has been posted or provided by the end-user on a social media service or relevant electronic service or using an internet access service;
(b) if the Class 1 must-carry direction is given to any other particular person—any information or material which is or has been posted or provided by the person on a social media service or relevant electronic service or using an internet access service.