Singapore legislation
Section 71
Section 71
Charitable collection
(1)
The Majlis may collect, or may grant licences to any person or body of persons, authorising him or her or them to collect moneys or other contributions for any charitable purpose for the support and promotion of the Muslim religion or for the benefit of Muslims in accordance with the Muslim law, and may by any such licence impose such terms as it may think fit.
(2)
It is deemed to be a term of every such licence that the grantee thereof and every other person authorised thereby to collect moneys or other contributions must —
issue in respect of every sum so collected a serially numbered receipt in the prescribed form;
keep true and full accounts of all sums so collected and of the disposal thereof with all proper vouchers;
produce on demand the counterfoils of such receipts and all such accounts and vouchers for inspection and audit by the Majlis; and
apply and dispose of all sums so collected in accordance with the terms of such licence or, if no method of disposal thereof be thereby expressly authorised, pay and account for the same to the Majlis.
(3)
Moneys collected pursuant to this section may be applied for a specific purpose if the Majlis directs, but must, in default of any such direction, be added to and form part of the Fund.
(4)
No person may make or take part in any collection of money for any purpose mentioned in this section except with the express authority of the Majlis or by virtue of and pursuant to a licence granted under subsection (1).