Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
of Charities (Fund-raising Appeals for Local and Foreign Charitable Purposes) Regulations 2012
Regulation 12
Definitions of this Part
Subregulation 1
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by S 13/2021 wef 08/01/2021][Deleted by S 13/2021 wef 08/01/2021][Deleted by S 13/2021 wef 08/01/2021](2) In this Part —
any reference to charitable purposes, where occurring in the context of a reference to charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes, shall be a reference to charitable purposes whether or not the purposes are charitable within the meaning of any rule of law; and
any reference to soliciting or otherwise procuring money or other property is a reference to soliciting or otherwise procuring money or other property whether any consideration is, or is to be, given in return for the money or other property or not.(3) Where —
any solicitation of money or other property for the benefit of a charitable institution is made in accordance with arrangements between any person and that charitable institution; and
under those arrangements that person will be responsible for receiving on behalf of the charitable institution money or other property given in response to the solicitation,then (if he would not be so regarded apart from this paragraph) that person shall be regarded for the purposes of this Part as soliciting money or other property for the benefit of the charitable institution.(4) Where any fund-raising venture is undertaken by a commercial fund-raiser in the course of a radio or television programme, any solicitation which is made by a person in the course of the programme at the instance of the commercial fund-raiser shall be regarded for the purposes of this Part as made by the commercial fund-raiser and not by that person (and shall be so regarded whether or not the solicitation is made by that person for any reward).(5) In relation to a charitable appeal mentioned in regulation 13(2)(c) —
a promoter is a person who (whether alone or with others and whether for remuneration or otherwise) organises or controls the conduct of the charitable appeal concerned; and
where no person acts in the manner mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), a person who acts as a collector in respect of the charitable appeal in question is to be treated as a promoter of that charitable appeal.
Definition
“charitable appeal” means an appeal mentioned in paragraph (a) of the definition of “fund-raising appeal” in section 35(1) of the Act;
Definition
“charitable contributions”, “charitable institution” and “commercial participator” have the meanings given by section 35(1) of the Act;
Definition
“credit card” has the meaning given by section 56 of the Banking Act 1970;
Definition
“debit card” means a card the use of which by its holder to make a payment results in any account of his at a bank, or at any other institution providing banking services, being debited with the payment;
Definition
“fund-raising business” and “promotional venture” have the meanings given by section 35(1) of the Act;
Definition
“radio or television programme” includes any item included in a broadcasting service within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1994;
Definition
“represent” and “solicit” have the meanings given by section 35(1) of the Act;
Definition
“services” includes facilities and, in particular —
access to any premises or event;
membership of any organisation;
the provision of advertising space; and
the provision of any financial facilities,and references to the supply of services shall be construed accordingly.