§ 127 — Saving and transitional provisions

127.—(1) Despite section 123, every organisation that is, immediately before the appointed day, declared, by order in the Gazette, as a political association under the repealed Act is deemed —(a)

as designated, with effect from the appointed day, by the competent authority under section 47(1) as a Part 4 politically significant entity under this Act; and

(b)

to be given, with effect from the appointed day, by the competent authority a directive each under sections 67, 68 and 69, respectively.

(2) Despite section 123, section 60(4) does not apply to any political donation received by a political association before the appointed day and where the grace period mentioned in section 60(3) in respect of that donation is still current immediately before that appointed day; and Part II of the repealed Act continues to apply with respect to that donation as if this Act were not enacted.

(3) Despite anything in Part 5, where —(a)

the financial year of a political association is not a calendar year;

(b)

Part 5 applies to the political association because of subsection (1) only; and

(c)

Part 5 comes into force at any time before the end of the financial year of the political association,

sections 12 and 13 of the repealed Act continue to apply with respect to the donation report and declarations required by the repealed Act for that financial year as if this Act were not enacted.

(4) Despite section 123, sections 76 and 85 do not apply to or in relation to any political donation —(a)

comprising the provision of voluntary labour by an individual who is not a citizen of Singapore or who is below 21 years of age; and

(b)

that is received during any period before that day by a politically significant person subject to the repealed Act,

and the repealed Act as in force immediately before the appointed day continues to apply as if it had not been repealed with respect to that political donation.

(5) For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe other provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as that Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

(6) In this section —“appointed day” means the date of commencement of section 123;

“political association” means —(a)

a political party or an organisation which has as one of its objects or activities the promotion or procuring of the election to Parliament or to the office of President of a candidate or candidates endorsed by the organisation; or

(b)

an organisation (not being a branch of any organisation) whose objects or activities relate wholly or mainly to politics in Singapore and which, immediately before the appointed day, was declared, by order in the Gazette, to be a political association for the purposes of the repealed Act.

—(1) Despite section 123, every organisation that is, immediately before the appointed day, declared, by order in the Gazette, as a political association under the repealed Act is deemed —(a)

as designated, with effect from the appointed day, by the competent authority under section 47(1) as a Part 4 politically significant entity under this Act; and

(b)

to be given, with effect from the appointed day, by the competent authority a directive each under sections 67, 68 and 69, respectively.

(2) Despite section 123, section 60(4) does not apply to any political donation received by a political association before the appointed day and where the grace period mentioned in section 60(3) in respect of that donation is still current immediately before that appointed day; and Part II of the repealed Act continues to apply with respect to that donation as if this Act were not enacted.

(3) Despite anything in Part 5, where —(a)

the financial year of a political association is not a calendar year;

(b)

Part 5 applies to the political association because of subsection (1) only; and

(c)

Part 5 comes into force at any time before the end of the financial year of the political association,

sections 12 and 13 of the repealed Act continue to apply with respect to the donation report and declarations required by the repealed Act for that financial year as if this Act were not enacted.

(4) Despite section 123, sections 76 and 85 do not apply to or in relation to any political donation —(a)

comprising the provision of voluntary labour by an individual who is not a citizen of Singapore or who is below 21 years of age; and

(b)

that is received during any period before that day by a politically significant person subject to the repealed Act,

and the repealed Act as in force immediately before the appointed day continues to apply as if it had not been repealed with respect to that political donation.

(5) For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe other provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as that Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

(6) In this section —“appointed day” means the date of commencement of section 123;

“political association” means —(a)

a political party or an organisation which has as one of its objects or activities the promotion or procuring of the election to Parliament or to the office of President of a candidate or candidates endorsed by the organisation; or

(b)

an organisation (not being a branch of any organisation) whose objects or activities relate wholly or mainly to politics in Singapore and which, immediately before the appointed day, was declared, by order in the Gazette, to be a political association for the purposes of the repealed Act.