Singapore legislation
Regulation 21
of Charities (Fund-raising Appeals for Local and Foreign Charitable Purposes) Regulations 2012
Regulation 21
Permit to conduct fund-raising appeal
Subregulation 1
Any person who wishes to conduct or participate in any fund-raising appeal for any foreign charitable purpose (other than solely as a volunteer or as an agent or employee of a permit holder or a person exempted under section 36(3) of the Act) must, at least 30 days before the date on which the fund-raising appeal is to be held or to commence, apply to the Commissioner for a permit to conduct or participate in the fund-raising appeal.
Subregulation 2
A person making an application under paragraph (1) shall state —
the person’s name;
where the person is an individual, that person’s residential or principal business address in Singapore;
where the person is an incorporated organisation, the address in Singapore of its registered office or principal place of business;
where the person is an unincorporated organisation, the name and address of an individual in Singapore appointed for the purposes of these Regulations as the designated person of the unincorporated organisation;
the charity or charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purpose for which the fund-raising appeal is to be conducted;
the date on which the fund-raising appeal will be held or commence and the date on which the fund-raising appeal will end;
who is to derive any money or gain or reward from the fund-raising appeal, if any;
the form of the fund-raising appeal;
the area in which the fund-raising appeal is to be conducted;
the name of the public accountant or independent person who is reasonably believed by the governing board members to have the requisite ability and practical experience to carry out a competent examination of the accounts of the fund‑raising appeal; and
such other particulars as the Commissioner may require in any particular case.