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132 :(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—