Singapore legislation

Regulation 20A

of Charities (Fund-raising Appeals for Local and Foreign Charitable Purposes) Regulations 2012

Regulation 20A

Definitions of this Part

Amended byS 624/2023 wef 09/10/2023

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“charitable fund-raiser” means any of the following that conducts, or engages another person to conduct, any fund-raising appeal:

(a)

a registered charity;

(b)

an exempt charity;

(c)

a permit holder;“Charity Portal” means the Charity Portal accessible from the Internet website at https://www.charities.gov.sg;“collection” means any fund-raising appeal to the public or any class of the public, made by means of visits from house to house or soliciting in any public places, or by both such means;“third-party fund-raiser” means any commercial fund-raiser, commercial participator or other person that solicits or otherwise procures monies or other property on behalf of a charitable fund-raiser, but excludes a volunteer or employee of the charitable fund-raiser who conducts a collection for the charitable fund-raiser.

Definition

“charitable fund-raiser” means any of the following that conducts, or engages another person to conduct, any fund-raising appeal:

(a)

a registered charity;

(b)

an exempt charity;

(c)

a permit holder;

Definition

“Charity Portal” means the Charity Portal accessible from the Internet website at https://www.charities.gov.sg;

Definition

“collection” means any fund-raising appeal to the public or any class of the public, made by means of visits from house to house or soliciting in any public places, or by both such means;

Definition

“third-party fund-raiser” means any commercial fund-raiser, commercial participator or other person that solicits or otherwise procures monies or other property on behalf of a charitable fund-raiser, but excludes a volunteer or employee of the charitable fund-raiser who conducts a collection for the charitable fund-raiser.