Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Conditions for registration as charity
Amended byS 492/2011 wef 01/09/2011
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 492/2011 wef 01/09/2011
An institution may be registered as a charity if the institution satisfies the following conditions:
(a)
the governing instruments of the institution provide for the purposes of the institution, and such purposes are exclusively charitable;
(b)
the institution has a minimum of 3 persons to perform the function of governing board members, at least 2 of whom shall be Singapore citizens or permanent residents; and
(c)
the purposes of the institution are beneficial wholly or substantially to the community in Singapore.
Subregulation 2
The conditions set out in paragraph (1) (b) or (c) may be waived by the Minister in respect of any applicant.