Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Public Order (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 7

Section 7 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (2)(f);

(b)

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (g) of subsection (2) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(h)be directed towards a political end and be organised by, or involve the participation of, any of the following persons:

(i)

an entity that is not a Singapore entity;

(ii)

an individual who is not a citizen of Singapore.”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) In this section —“directed towards a political end” means —

(a)

promoting the interests of a political party or other group of persons organised, in Singapore or elsewhere, for political objects;

(b)

influencing, or seeking to influence, the outcome of elections or referendums, whether in Singapore or elsewhere;

(c)

influencing, or seeking to influence, the policies or decisions of national or regional governments, whether in Singapore or elsewhere;

(d)

influencing, or seeking to influence, the policies or decisions of persons on whom public functions are conferred by or under the law of Singapore or of a country or territory outside Singapore;

(e)

influencing, or seeking to influence, the policies or decisions of persons on whom functions are conferred by or under international agreements;

(f)

influencing, or seeking to influence, public opinion on a matter which, in Singapore or elsewhere, is a matter of public controversy;

(g)

bringing about, or seeking to bring about, changes of the law in the whole or a part of Singapore or elsewhere, or otherwise influencing, or seeking to influence, the legislative process in Singapore or elsewhere; or

(h)

promoting or opposing political views, or public conduct relating to activities that have become the subject of a political debate, in Singapore or elsewhere;“Singapore entity” means a Singapore‑controlled corporation, a Singapore‑controlled partnership or a Singapore‑controlled unincorporated association;“Singapore‑controlled corporation” means a body corporate that —

(a)

is incorporated under any written law in Singapore;

(b)

has a management body (called an executive, a board of directors or otherwise), the majority of whose members (called directors, partners or otherwise) are citizens of Singapore; and

(c)

has a majority of members who are citizens of Singapore or Singapore entities or, in the case of a company having a share capital, the majority of whose shares are held by citizens of Singapore or Singapore entities;“Singapore‑controlled partnership” means —

(a)

a firm registered under the Business Names Registration Act 2014 (Act 29 of 2014) in Singapore, the majority of whose partners are citizens of Singapore or one or more Singapore entities; or

(b)

a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act (Cap. 163B) in Singapore —

(i)

the majority of whose general partners as defined in that Act are citizens of Singapore or Singapore entities; and

(ii)

the majority of whose limited partners as defined in that Act are citizens of Singapore or Singapore entities;“Singapore‑controlled unincorporated association” means an unincorporated association that —

(a)

is formed in Singapore under any written law;

(b)

has a management body (called a committee, council or otherwise), the majority of whose members are citizens of Singapore; and

(c)

has a majority of members who are citizens of Singapore or Singapore entities.”.