Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Charities (Fund-raising Appeals for Local and Foreign Charitable Purposes) Regulations 2012
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, 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][Deleted by S 13/2021 wef 08/01/2021](2) In these Regulations, a reference to Sector Administrator shall include a reference to the Commissioner except that —
where a Sector Administrator has been appointed under section 41 of the Act to supervise the sector that a charity (whether established before, on or after 1st May 2007) is in, it shall be read as a reference to that Sector Administrator; or
where a commercial fund-raiser conducts a fund-raising appeal for, or purportedly for, the benefit of a charity and a Sector Administrator has been appointed under section 41 of the Act to supervise the sector that the charity is in, it shall be read as a reference to that Sector Administrator.
Definition
“auditor” means a person appointed to audit accounts according to the Fourth Schedule to the Charities (Accounts and Annual Report) Regulations 2011 (G.N. No. S 352/2011);
Definition
“collector”, “commercial fund-raiser” and “commercial participator” have the meanings given by section 35(1) of the Act;
Definition
“designated person”, in relation to an organisation, means the person named by the organisation under regulation 21(2)(d) as the designated person for the purposes of these Regulations;
Definition
“foreign charitable purpose” means any charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purpose connected wholly or partly with persons, events or objects outside Singapore;
Definition
“fund-raising appeal” has the same meaning as in section 35(1) of the Act;
Definition
“institution of a public character” has the same meaning as in section 40 of the Act;
Definition
“organisation” means a group, whether incorporated or not, of persons who —
conduct their activities under a common name; and
maintain a list of members;
Definition
“permit” means a permit to conduct or participate in a fund-raising appeal granted under regulation 22(1)(a);
Definition
“permit holder” means a person who is granted a permit.