Clause 3

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a donation is accepted by a religious group if it is received and retained by or on behalf of the religious group for its use and benefit.(2) For the purposes of this Act, anything given or transferred —

to any branch of a religious group (which may be a religious institution); or

to any responsible officer of a religious group, member of the governing body of a religious group, or to a religious leader of a religious group, in his capacity as such (and not solely for his own use or benefit),is to be regarded as given or transferred to the religious group, and references to donations received by a religious group accordingly include references to donations so given or transferred.(3) For the purposes of this Act, any information or material in electronic or digital form which did not originate in Singapore, or the origin of which cannot be determined, is deemed to be communicated or distributed to the general public in Singapore if —

the information or material is communicated or distributed or caused to be communicated or distributed by a Singapore‑connected person or the Singapore‑connected person takes part in that communication or distribution; and

the information or material is accessible by persons physically present in Singapore.(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a Singapore‑connected person means —

a citizen of Singapore;

a Singapore permanent resident;

a person in Singapore;

an entity which is registered in Singapore (even if incorporated outside Singapore), or is incorporated under any written law; or

a corporation sole or corporation aggregate established under a private Act.Competent authority2B.—

The Minister may appoint —

a public officer to be the competent authority for the administration of Part IV, V or VI generally; or

one or more public officers to be each a competent authority responsible for the administration of a particular provision in Part IV, V or VI.(2) A competent authority is, subject to any general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of Part IV, V, VI or VII or any provision in that Part (as the case may be) and may perform such duties as are imposed and may exercise such powers as are conferred upon the competent authority by this Act.(3) The Minister may from time to time give a competent authority directions of a general character, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the exercise of the powers and discretions conferred on the competent authority by, and the duties required to be discharged by the competent authority under, this Act; and the competent authority must give effect to those directions given.”.