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Protection from Harassment Act (Singapore)

Protection from Harassment Act 2014
Parliament of Singapore
  • An Act to protect persons against harassment and unlawful stalking and to create offences, and provide civil remedies related thereto or in relation to false statements of fact.
CitationAct 17 of 2014
Enacted byParliament of Singapore
Enacted13 March 2014
Assented to11 April 2014
Commenced15 November 2014
Legislative history
Bill titleProtection from Harassment Bill
Bill citationBill No: 12/2014
Introduced byK Shanmugam (Minister for Law)
Introduced3 March 2014
First reading3 March 2014
Second reading13 March 2014
Third reading13 March 2014
Amended by
Protection from Harassment (Amendment) Act 2019
Status: In force

The Protection from Harassment Act 2014 (POHA) is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalises harassment, stalking, and other anti-social behaviour. The law is designed specifically to make acts of cyberbullying and online harassment a criminal offence.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Neo, Chai Chin (14 March 2014). "Anti-harassment laws to fight 'social scourge'". Today (newspaper). Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. ^ Kwara, Michelle (27 February 2014). "Proposed anti-harassment law to clamp down on cyber bullying in Singapore introduced in Parliament". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Second Reading Speech by Minister for Law, K Shanmugam, on the Protection from Harassment Bill". Ministry of Law. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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