Charities (Exemption from section 39A) Regulations 2011

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 26 Aug 2011

No. S 487

Charities Act

(CHAPTER 37)

Charities
(Exemption from section 39A)
Regulations 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the Charities Act, MG (NS) Chan Chun Sing, Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Charities (Exemption from section 39A) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2011.

Exemption from section 39A of Act

2.—(1) The following persons or classes of persons shall be exempt from the provision of section 39A of the Act:

(a)	any person who conducts or participates in any fund-raising appeal where the whole of the proceeds (less permitted deductions) are to be applied for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes connected with persons, events or objects in Singapore; and
(b)	any exempt charity or charity registered under the Act, which conducts or participates in any fund-raising appeal where the whole of the proceeds (less any permitted deductions) are to be applied for the objects of the exempt charity or registered charity in Singapore.

(2) In this regulation, “permitted deductions” means —

(a)	direct and indirect expenses relating to the fund-raising appeal, including payments made to commercial fund-raisers engaged in relation to the fund-raising appeal; and
(b)	any part of the proceeds retained by a commercial participator.

Cancellation

3. Notification (N 2) relating to Exemption from section 39 is cancelled.

Made this 23rd day of August 2011.

CHAN HENG KEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Community Development,
Youth and Sports,
Singapore.

[MCYS 19-01-05V2; AG/LLRD/SL/37/2010/10 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 48(4) of the Charities Act).

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