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Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act 2025 · s 2

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s 2Interpretation

In this Act —“accept”, in relation to a donation, has the meaning given by or prescribed under section 13;“anonymous donation” has the meaning given by section 13(4);“competent authority”, for the purposes of any provision of this Act or the regulations, means any public officer who is appointed under section 5(1) as a competent authority for the purposes of that provision or for the purposes of the Act in general;“Council” means the Presidential Council for Racial and Religious Harmony established by Part 2;“designated entity” means an entity designated under section 15;“donation”, in relation to an entity, has the meaning given by or prescribed under section 13, and any reference to making a donation has a corresponding meaning;“entity” has the meaning given by section 11;“foreign affiliation” has the meaning given by section 14;“foreign donation” has the meaning given by section 13(5);“foreign influence restraining order” means a foreign influence restraining order made under section 27;“foreign principal” has the meaning given by section 12;“general public” includes a section of the general public;“governing body”, in relation to an entity, has the meaning given by or prescribed under section 11;“racial content restraining order” means a racial content restraining order made under section 8;“regulations” means regulations made under section 47;“removal direction” means a direction made under section 23(3) or 24(2);“responsible officer”, in relation to an entity, has the meaning given by or prescribed under section 11;“restraining order” means a racial content restraining order or a foreign influence restraining order;“Singapore permanent resident” means a permanent resident of Singapore as defined by section 2 of the Immigration Act 1959;“specified”, in relation to a notice, removal direction or restraining order under this Act, means specified in the notice, removal direction or restraining order.

“accept”, in relation to a donation, has the meaning given by or prescribed under section 13;

“anonymous donation” has the meaning given by section 13(4);

“competent authority”, for the purposes of any provision of this Act or the regulations, means any public officer who is appointed under section 5(1) as a competent authority for the purposes of that provision or for the purposes of the Act in general;

“Council” means the Presidential Council for Racial and Religious Harmony established by Part 2;

“designated entity” means an entity designated under section 15;

“donation”, in relation to an entity, has the meaning given by or prescribed under section 13, and any reference to making a donation has a corresponding meaning;

“entity” has the meaning given by section 11;

“foreign affiliation” has the meaning given by section 14;

“foreign donation” has the meaning given by section 13(5);

“foreign influence restraining order” means a foreign influence restraining order made under section 27;

“foreign principal” has the meaning given by section 12;

“general public” includes a section of the general public;

“governing body”, in relation to an entity, has the meaning given by or prescribed under section 11;

“racial content restraining order” means a racial content restraining order made under section 8;

“regulations” means regulations made under section 47;

“removal direction” means a direction made under section 23(3) or 24(2);

“responsible officer”, in relation to an entity, has the meaning given by or prescribed under section 11;

“restraining order” means a racial content restraining order or a foreign influence restraining order;

“Singapore permanent resident” means a permanent resident of Singapore as defined by section 2 of the Immigration Act 1959;

“specified”, in relation to a notice, removal direction or restraining order under this Act, means specified in the notice, removal direction or restraining order.