13. Submission of accompanying declarations

Terms defined in this Act

• anonymous donation

  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;

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• donation

  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,

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• donation report

  donation report

  Defined · s 2

  “donation report” means a report required to be prepared under section 12, 18, 19 or 21;

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• permissible donor

  permissible donor

  Defined · s 2

  “permissible donor” means —(a)an individual who is a citizen of Singapore and is not below 21 years of age;(b)a Singapore-controlled company that carries on business wholly or mainly in Singapore; or(c)in relation to a candidate, any political party the candidate is standing for at an election;

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• political association

  political association

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  “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;

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• Registrar

  Registrar

  Defined · s 2

  “Registrar” means the Registrar of Political Donations appointed under section 7, and includes any Assistant Registrar appointed under that section;

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• responsible officers

  responsible officers

  Defined · s 2

  “responsible officers”, in relation to a political association, means —(a)in the case of a political association that is a body corporate, the persons for the time being holding the offices of chairperson, managing director and company secretary, respectively, of the association, or any positions analogous to any of those offices; or(b)in the case of a political association that is an unincorporated association, the persons for the time being holding the offices of president, secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the committee of the association, or any positions analogous to any of those offices,and includes any person carrying out the duties of any office referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) if the office is vacant;

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