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The Political Donations Act (Cap. 236) and its
Regulations came into operation on 15 February 2001. |
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Political Donations Act (Cap. 236) |
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The Act seeks to prevent foreigners from
interfering in Singapore's domestic politics through funding
of candidates and political associations. |
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It prohibits political associations and candidates from
accepting donations except from permissible donors, and
restricts the receipt of anonymous donations to less than
S$5,000 in total per reporting period. |
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It also requires the three following groups of people:
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Political associations,
which comprise all political parties registered
under the Societies Act, and any organisation whose
objects or activities relate wholly or mainly to
politics in Singapore and is gazetted as a political
association under the Act |
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Any person who is or desires to be
a candidate of any election and his election agents
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Donors who have made multiple small
donations with an aggregate value of S$10,000 or
more to a political association in a calendar year
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to file donation reports periodically with the Registrar
of Political Donations. |
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Political Donations Regulations |
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The Regulations spell out the procedures
for filing of donation reports by the three affected groups
of people mentioned above and surrendering of anonymous
donations. |
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It set out the procedures for the application, issue
and collection of the political donation certificate,
which any individual seeking election to Parliament or
the office of President must produce to the Returning
Officer on Nomination Day in order to be validly nominated
as a candidate. |
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It also requires receipts to be issued by recipients
of cash donations. |
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The Registry of Political Donations administers the Act
and its Regulations. It is located within Elections Department
at the following address:
11 Prinsep Link
Singapore 187949
Tel: 1800-2221808
Fax: 6332 3428
The operating hours of the Registry are:
Mondays to Fridays: 8.30 am to 5.30 pm,
Saturdays: 8.30 am to 1.00 pm
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