Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of Charities (Amendment) Bill

Clause 12

Amendment of section 27

Section 27 of the Charities Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “disqualified for being a charity trustee or” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “disqualified from being a governing board member or key officer of a charity or a”;

(b)

by deleting the words “charity trustee” in subsection (1)(d) and substituting the words “governing board member or key officer of a charity”;

(c)

by deleting the words “charity trustee or trustee for any charity” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “governing board member or key officer of a charity or a trustee for a charity”;

(d)

by deleting the words “for being a charity trustee or trustee for such a charity” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “from being a governing board member or key officer of a charity or trustee for a charity”; and

(e)

by deleting the words “disqualified for being trustees” in the section heading and substituting the words “disqualified from being governing board members, etc.,”.