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Regulation 8

of Charities (Institutions of A Public Character) Regulations

Regulation 8

Duty to donors

Amended byS 122/2019 wef 01/03/2019S 122/2019 wef 01/03/2019S 122/2019 wef 01/03/2019

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 122/2019 wef 01/03/2019

An institution of a public character conducting a fund-raising appeal shall ensure that —

(a)

any information provided to donors or to the general public is accurate and not misleading;

(b)

the following information is disclosed to every person from whom a donation is solicited —

(i)

the name of the institution of a public character to which the donation will be given;

(ii)

the purpose for which the donation will be used; and

(iii)

whether any commercial fund-raiser has been engaged in soliciting the donation;

(c)

all information relating to every donor is kept confidential, and is not disclosed to any other person except as authorised by or under any law or with the consent of the donor; and

(d)

any arrangement to solicit donations has adequate control measures and safeguards to ensure proper accountability and to prevent any loss or theft of donations.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 122/2019 wef 01/03/2019S 122/2019 wef 01/03/2019

Where any commercial fund-raiser is engaged by an institution of a public character to solicit donations —

(a)

the commercial fund-raiser must pay directly to the institution of a public character the whole amount of donations collected for the institution of a public character, without any deduction or set-off; and

(b)

the institution of a public character must not allow the commercial fund-raiser to deduct, from any donations collected for the institution of a public character, any payment due to the commercial fund-raiser from the institution of a public character.

(c)

[Deleted by S 122/2019 wef 01/03/2019]