Singapore legislation

Regulation 9

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

Regulation 9

Approval of governing body composition after section 16E trigger date

Subregulation 1

An application by a religious group to the Minister for approval to deviate from the section 16E(2) requirement must —

(a)

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

(b)

specify —

(i)

the total number of seats in the governing body of the religious group, whether or not vacant;

(ii)

the composition of the governing body of the religious group, particularly any title for each respective seat in the governing body of the religious group;

(iii)

the nationality of each individual occupying or holding a seat on the governing body; and

(iv)

the reason for seeking approval for the deviation; (c)be made by every 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 16E(8) of the Act to give to the competent authority about an event mentioned in that section must —

(a)

be made in the appropriate form;

(b)

contain details about the happening of the event and when the religious group first became aware of that event; (c)be made by every responsible officer of the religious group;

(d)

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

(e)

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

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