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Legislations Governing Charities And IPCs

Charities and IPCs have to abide by the Charities Act and regulations which outline the rules on areas such as :

Registration
Deregistration
Submission of accounts, reports, and other returns
Fund-raising

The key legislation governing charities is listed below. You may wish to download a copy of the main Act and regulations from the Singapore Statutes Online website for your reference.

Charities Act
Charities (Accounts and Annual Report) Regulations 2011
Charities (Fees) Regulations
Charities (Fund-Raising Appeals for Local and Foreign Charitable Purposes) Regulations 2012
Charities (Large Charities) Regulations
Charities (Registration of Charities) Regulations
Charities (Institutions of A Public Character) Regulations
Charities (Electronic Transactions Service) Regulations 2019

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