Maintenance of Racial Harmony (Measures against Foreign Influence) Regulations 2026 · As enacted · Part 6 · Reporting Offences, Etc., Prescribed for Section 22
26. Failure to submit report in accordance with requirements
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person commits an offence if —
the person is a responsible officer of a designated entity (X) at any time during a reporting period or the period described in regulation 22(2) or 23(3) (for a key management report); and
X fails to submit —
a donations report in accordance with regulation 9;
a foreign affiliations report in accordance with regulation 16; or
a key management report in accordance with regulation 22 or 23.
An offence under paragraph (1) is a strict liability offence.
A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $2,000; and
in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
In proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1), it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused took all reasonable steps, and exercised all due diligence, to ensure that the relevant report was submitted in accordance with the relevant regulation.
Subregulation 1
A person commits an offence if —
the person is a responsible officer of a designated entity (X) at any time during a reporting period or the period described in regulation 22(2) or 23(3) (for a key management report); and
X fails to submit —
a donations report in accordance with regulation 9;
a foreign affiliations report in accordance with regulation 16; or
a key management report in accordance with regulation 22 or 23.
Subregulation 2
An offence under paragraph (1) is a strict liability offence.
Subregulation 3
A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $2,000; and
in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Subregulation 4
In proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1), it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused took all reasonable steps, and exercised all due diligence, to ensure that the relevant report was submitted in accordance with the relevant regulation.