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4 PART I PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“communication" means any words, image, message, expression, symbol or other representation, that can be heard, seen or otherwise perceived by any person;

"offending communication", in relation to any contravention of a provision under this Act, means any communication or statement made in contravention of that provision;

"publish", in relation to a communication or statement, means to make the communication or statement available in any form such that the communication or statement is or can be heard, seen or otherwise perceived by the public in Singapore or any section of the public in Singapore, and includes cause to be published;

"respondent", in relation to an action under section 11 or an application for an order under section 12 or 13, in respect of a contravention of a provision of this Act, means the person alleged to have contravened that provision for the purposes of that action or application. PART II OFFENCES Intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress

3.—(1) No person shall, with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress to another person, by any means—