Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Miscellaneous*
19. Regulations
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The Minister may make any regulations that appear to the Minister necessary or expedient for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act and may, in particular, provide for —
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the publication of any notice, order or the cancellation, revocation, variation, extension or confirmation thereof, or any recommendation of the Council, or any other document made under this Act; (c)the procedures for and manner of making representations to the Minister or the Council;
publication
“publication” includes any newsletter, journal, periodical, book, film, videotape, audiotape or any written, pictorial, aural or printed matter containing any audio or visible representation which by its images, form, shape or sound or in any other manner is capable of suggesting words or ideas, and every copy and reproduction or substantial reproduction of any publication;
prescribing the procedure to be followed by the Council on receiving representations about restraining orders and when making recommendations to the President;
Council
“Council” means the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony constituted under section 3;
requiring the making, keeping and auditing of records of religious donations and anonymous donations received and accepted by religious groups, and requiring and otherwise providing for the production, examination and copying of those records;
requiring the making and keeping of records of affiliations, and the responsible officers and governing bodies of religious groups, and requiring and otherwise providing for the production, examination and copying of those records;
the creation of offences which shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding $5,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both;
for any matter necessary, permitted or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act; or
matters of a saving or transitional nature consequent on amendments to the regulations.