Political Donations Act 2000 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Donations to Political Associations
8. Donations from permissible donors only
Feedback & supportSubject to the provisions of this Act, every political association must not accept any donation it receives if —
political association
“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;
it is offered by a person who is not, at the time of its receipt by the political association, a permissible donor; or
the political association is (whether because the donation is offered anonymously or by reason of any deception or concealment) unable to ascertain the identity of that person offering the donation.
Nothing in this section prohibits a political association from accepting during any one financial year of the association anonymous donations less than a total sum of $5,000, or any other prescribed sum.
In relation to a donation in the form of a bequest, subsection (1)(a) is to be read as referring to an individual who was at death a citizen of Singapore and not below 21 years of age.
donation
“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,