Singapore legislation
Regulation 15
of Charities (Fund-raising Appeals for Local and Foreign Charitable Purposes) Regulations 2012
Regulation 15
Availability of books, documents or other records
Subregulation 1
A commercial fund-raiser, commercial participator or person who is a party to an agreement referred to in regulation 14(1) shall, on request and at all reasonable times, make available to a charitable institution which is a party to that agreement any book, document or other record (however kept) which relates to that charitable institution and the performance of the agreement.
Subregulation 2
In the event that any book, document or other record referred to in paragraph (1) is kept otherwise than in a legible form, the commercial fund-raiser, commercial participator or person shall make the book, document or other record available to the charitable institution in a legible form.
Subregulation 3
A commercial fund-raiser, commercial participator or person mentioned in paragraph (1) commits an offence if the commercial fund-raiser, commercial participator or person (as the case may be) fails to comply with any requirement of paragraph (1) or (2).
Subregulation 4
A commercial fund-raiser, commercial participator or person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (3) shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both; and
in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $100 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.