Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021

Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021
Parliament of Singapore
  • An Act to counteract foreign interference in the public interest, to repeal the Political Donations Act (Chapter 236 of the 2001 Revised Edition) and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other Acts.
CitationAct 28 of 2021
Considered byParliament of Singapore
Passed4 October 2021
Commenced7 July 2022
Legislative history
Bill titleForeign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill
Bill citationBill 24 of 2021
Introduced byK. Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs)
Introduced13 September 2021
First reading13 September 2021
Second reading4 October 2021
Third reading4 October 2021
Status: Current legislation

The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021, or Fica/FICA,[1] is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore. Enacted in 2021, it seeks to "protect the public interest by counteracting acts of foreign interference".[2] The Bill was introduced on 13 September 2021 and passed on 4 October 2021.

  1. ^ Ong, Justin (29 September 2021). "WP proposes changes to S'pore's draft anti-foreign interference law, citing need for greater transparency". The Straits Times.
  2. ^ "Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill". Singapore Statutes Online. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

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