Singapore’s Spam Laws take effect

The Spam Control Act comes into force 15 Jun 2007.

Under the new law, violators may face up to $1 million in fines if they fail to tag “ADV” label to promotional/marketing email messages; and if users have no means to unsubscribe from the list.

The penalty for violations is a fine of S$25 for each electronic message, up to S$1 million.

The law only applies to local businesses/organisations. It does not apply to spam coming from overseas sources.

Sources:

• “Spam Control Act 2007 to come into effect on June 15”, The Business Times, 9 June 2007
• “Spam Control Act takes effect next Friday”, The Straits Times, June 9, 2007