Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
2A Supplementary interpretative provisions for donations, etc.
2B Competent authority
Part 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL FOR RELIGIOUS HARMONY
3 Establishment of Council
4 Functions of Council
5 Validity of Council’s actions
6 Members are public servants and protected from legal action
7 Secrecy
Part 3 RESTRAINING ORDERS
8 Restraining orders against officials or members of religious group or religious institution
9 Restraining orders against other persons
10 Relation to other laws
11 Restraining orders to be referred to Council
12 Restraining orders to be confirmed by President
13 Extension of restraining order
14 Review of restraining order
15 Publication
16 Penalty for breach of restraining order
Part 4 COUNTERING FOREIGN INFLUENCE: GENERAL*
16A Reporting of reportable donations
16B Disclosure of foreign affiliations
16C Disclosure of governing body composition
16D Restrictions on responsible officers’ nationality
16E Nationality of religious group governing body
Part 5 SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS*
16F Overriding memorandum and articles of association, etc.
16G Power to obtain information
16H Community remedial initiative
Part 6 OFFENCES*
Division 1 — General
17 Consent of Public Prosecutor
17A Offences by corporations
17B Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
17C Jurisdiction of court
17D Composition of offences
Division 2 — Serious offences
17E Offence of urging violence on religious grounds or against religious group, etc.
17F Offence of inciting hatred, ill-will, etc.
17G Interpretative provisions for serious offences
Division 3 — Other offences
17H Offences relating to reports
17I Offences relating to reportable donations
17J Offence relating to nationality of governing body members, etc.
17K Offence of giving false information
17L Offence of not giving information
Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS*
18 Decisions under Act not justiciable
19 Regulations
20 Service of documents
21 Exemption
Legislative History
Abbreviations