Singapore legislation
Regulation 20C
of Charities (Fund-raising Appeals for Local and Foreign Charitable Purposes) Regulations 2012
Regulation 20C
Duty to submit information
Subregulation 1
In order to facilitate the availability of meaningful and accurate information relating to collections, for every collection conducted by or for a charitable fund-raiser, the charitable fund-raiser must, before the collection commences, submit to the Commissioner all of the following information through the Charity Portal:
the collection’s charitable purpose, duration and method of collection;
the location or locations (if more than one location) in Singapore where the collection is to be conducted;
the name of the charitable fund-raiser and the contact number and email address of the charitable fund-raiser that the public can use to contact the charitable fund-raiser to seek clarification on the collection;
where a third-party fund-raiser is involved in the collection —
the name of the third-party fund-raiser;
the percentage of the total gross receipts from the collection that is expected as payment for the expenses incurred for the conduct of the collection, including the expenses incurred by the third-party fund-raiser; and
a declaration by the charitable fund-raiser that —
the charitable fund-raiser has entered into a written agreement with the third-party fund-raiser containing details of all the requirements in regulation 14(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) and (if applicable) the requirement in regulation 14(1A); and
the charitable fund-raiser has acted with reasonable diligence to ascertain that the third-party fund-raiser is a fit and proper person to conduct the collection.
Subregulation 2
Where a third-party fund-raiser is involved in a collection, the third-party fund-raiser must not conduct the collection unless the charitable fund-raiser complies with paragraph (1).
Subregulation 3
A charitable fund-raiser that fails to comply with paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and 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.
Subregulation 4
A third-party fund-raiser that fails to comply with paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and 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.