Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Maintenance of Religious Harmony (Donation Reporting and Foreign Influence Disclosure) Regulations 2022

Regulation 6

Foreign affiliations report

Amended byS 46/2023 wef 08/02/2023

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 16B(2)(b) of the Act, every foreign affiliations report of a religious group, and its accompanying declaration under section 16B(4) of the Act, must be —

(a)

in the appropriate form;

(b)

completed in the English language and in accordance with any directions that may be specified in the appropriate form; and

(c)

given to the competent authority using the electronic system provided by the Government for that purpose.

Subregulation 2

For every reportable arrangement or agreement with a foreign principal to which a religious group is party during a reporting period, the foreign affiliations report of the religious group must contain the following particulars about the foreign principal:

(a)

for a foreign principal who is an individual —

(i)

the individual’s identity particulars;

(ii)

the nationality and date of birth of the individual; and

(iii)

the contact address (whether or not in Singapore) of the individual; (b)for a foreign principal which is an entity —

(i)

the identity particulars of the entity; and

(ii)

the contact address (whether or not in Singapore) of the entity;

(c)

a description of the arrangement or agreement, including how and when the arrangement or agreement with the religious group started (if continuing), or started and ended if terminated during the reporting period.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 46/2023 wef 08/02/2023

For the purposes of section 16B(3) of the Act, a religious group that is incorporated, registered or otherwise formed on or before 31 December 2022, must give to a competent authority, no later than 1 April 2024, a foreign affiliations report relating to each of the following reporting periods:

(a)

the initial reporting period —

(i)

starting 1 November 2022 and ending on (and including) 31 December 2022, unless sub‑paragraph (ii) applies; or

(ii)

starting on the day the religious group is incorporated, registered or formed (being after 1 November 2022), and ending on (and including) 31 December 2022;

(b)

the reporting period starting 1 January 2023 and ending on (and including) 31 December 2023.

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