Singapore legislation

Clause 67

of Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill

Clause 67

Prohibited donor directive

(1)

A competent authority may give a directive to a Part 4 politically significant person requiring the Part 4 politically significant person to do all or any of the following:

(a)

to not accept any political donation from a citizen of Singapore who is below 21 years of age; (b)to not accept any political donation from a foreign individual, foreign business, foreign political organisation or foreign public enterprise specified in the directive;

(c)

to return any political donation received, on or after a date specified in the direction from a foreign individual, foreign business, foreign political organisation or foreign public enterprise specified in the directive.

(2)

A foreign individual, foreign business, foreign political organisation or foreign public enterprise which is specified in a directive given under this section to a Part 4 politically significant person is, for the purposes of this Act, a prohibited donor in relation to that Part 4 politically significant person.

(3)

A directive under this section may specify the manner in which, and must specify the period within which, the political donations concerned must be returned.