Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

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

Regulation 8

Approval of responsible officers after section 16D trigger date

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 16D(2) of the Act, an application by a religious group to the Minister for approval for an individual, who is neither a citizen of Singapore nor a Singapore permanent resident, to be appointed or re‑appointed, on or after the section 16D trigger date, as a responsible officer of the religious group, must —

(a)

be made in the appropriate form, and given using the electronic system provided by the Government for that purpose;

(b)

contain the following particulars of the individual concerned:

(i)

the individual’s identity particulars;

(ii)

the nationality and date of birth of the individual; (iii)the contact address in Singapore of the individual; (iv)the office that the individual is to be appointed or re‑appointed (including the title) and the term of appointment or re‑appointment; (c)be made by every other responsible officer of the religious group; and

(d)

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

Subregulation 2

The written notice that a religious group is required by section 16D(8) of the Act to give to the competent authority about a responsible officer of the religious group who ceased or is about to cease to be either a citizen of Singapore or a Singapore permanent resident, must —

(a)

be made in the appropriate form;

(b)

contain the following particulars of the responsible officer or former responsible officer (as the case may be) of the religious group:

(i)

the individual’s identity particulars;

(ii)

the date of birth and the new nationality of the individual (if known);

(iii)

the office that the individual is holding or held as a responsible officer;

(c)

contain details about when the religious group first became aware that the responsible officer or former responsible officer (as the case may be) of the religious group ceased or is about to cease to be either a citizen of Singapore or a Singapore permanent resident;

(d)

be made by every other responsible officer of the religious group;

(e)

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

(f)

be given using the electronic system provided by the Government for that purpose.

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