Singapore legislation
Clause 27
Clause 27
Persons disqualified for being trustees of a charity
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section, a person shall be disqualified for being a charity trustee or trustee for a charity if —
he has been convicted, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of any offence involving dishonesty or deception;
he has been adjudged bankrupt, and has not been discharged;
he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors and has not been discharged in respect of it;
he has been removed from the office of charity trustee or trustee for a charity by an order made by the Commissioner under section 25(1)(i) or by the High Court on the ground of any misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of the charity for which he was responsible or to which he was privy, or which he by his conduct contributed to or facilitated; or
he is subject to a disqualification order under section 148, 149 or 154 of the Companies Act [Cap. 50].
(2)
Where (apart from this subsection) a person is disqualified under subsection (1)(b) for being a charity trustee or trustee for any charity which is a company, he shall not be so disqualified if leave has been granted under section 148 of the Companies Act for him to act as director of the charity; and similarly a person shall not be disqualified under subsection (1)(e) for being a charity trustee or trustee for such a charity if leave under the order has been granted for him to act as director of the charity.