Singapore legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Concurrent jurisdiction with High Court for certain purposes
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Commissioner may, with the consent of the Attorney-General, by order exercise the same jurisdiction and powers as are exercisable by the High Court in charity proceedings for the following purposes:
establishing a scheme for the administration of a charity;
appointing, discharging or removing a charity trustee or trustee for a charity, or removing an officer or employee; and
vesting or transferring property, or requiring or entitling any person to call for or make any transfer of property or any payment.
(2)
The Commissioner shall not have jurisdiction under this section to try or determine the title to any property as between a charity or trustee for a charity and a person holding or claiming the property or an interest in it adversely to the charity, or to try or determine any question as to the existence or extent of any charge or trust.
(3)
Before exercising any jurisdiction under this section, the Commissioner shall give notice of his intention to do so to each of the charity trustees except those who cannot be found or who have no known address in Singapore; and the notice may be given by post and, if given by post, may be addressed to the trustee’s last known address in Singapore.
(4)
An appeal against any order of the Commissioner under this section may at any time, within the 3 months beginning with the day following that on which the order is published, be brought in the High Court by the charity or any of the charity trustees, or by any person removed from any office or employment by the order.