Singapore legislation

Clause 21

of Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill

Clause 21

Offence of giving false information about donations

(1)

A person commits an offence if the person —

(a)

with intent to deceive, withholds from a designated entity any information about donations; or

(b)

knowingly gives to a designated entity any information about donations that is false or misleading in a material particular.

(2)

In subsection (1), “information about donations”, in relation to a designated entity, means information about —

(a)

the identity of a person who made a donation to the entity;

(b)

the identity of a person on whose behalf a donation was made to the entity; or

(c)

the amount or value of a donation made to the entity.

(3)

A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and

(b)

in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000.