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Political Donations Act 2000 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Donations to Political Associations

10. Return of donations whose donors are unidentifiable

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, where any anonymous donation is offered to any political association, and section 8 prohibits the political association from accepting (whether wholly or in part) the donation, the following requirements must be complied with:

(a)

if the donation was transmitted by a person (other than the donor) and that person’s identity is apparent, the whole donation must be returned to that person;

(b)

if paragraph (a) does not apply but it is apparent that the donor has, in connection with the donation, used any facility provided by an identifiable financial institution, the whole donation must be returned to that financial institution;

(c)

in all other cases, the whole donation must be sent to the Registrar.

(2)

Any amount sent to the Registrar under subsection (1)(c) must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

Terms defined in this Act

anonymous donation
Defined · s 2
“anonymous donation” means a donation which the recipient is (whether because the donation is offered anonymously or by reason of deception or concealment) unable to ascertain the identity of the person giving the donation;
Open s 2
donation
Defined · s 3
“donation”, in relation to a candidate at an election or at a presidential election, means —(a)any gift of money or other property to the candidate or his or her election agent;(b)any money spent (otherwise than by the candidate as permitted by any other written law) in paying any expenses incurred, directly or indirectly, by the candidate or by his or her election agent or any person authorised by his or her election agent;(c)any money lent to the candidate or his or her election agent otherwise than on commercial terms;(d)the provision otherwise than on commercial terms of any property, services or facilities (including the services of any person) to the candidate or his or her election agent; or(e)the provision of any sponsorship in relation to the candidate,that is given, spent, lent or provided (whether before or after he or she becomes a candidate) for the purposes of the candidate’s election.(2) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
Open s 3
political association
Defined · s 2
“political association” means —(a)a political party or an organisation that has as one of its objects or activities the promotion or procuring of the election to Parliament or to the office of President of a candidate or candidates endorsed by the organisation; or(b)an organisation (not being a branch of any organisation) whose objects or activities relate wholly or mainly to politics in Singapore and that is declared by the Minister, by order in the Gazette, to be a political association for the purposes of this Act;
Open s 2
Registrar
Defined · s 2
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Political Donations appointed under section 7, and includes any Assistant Registrar appointed under that section;
Open s 2

Report

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Part 3

Donations to Candidates

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Part 4

Obligations of Certain Donors

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Part 5

Offences

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Part 6

Miscellaneous

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