Section 79 — Reporting involvement in foreign political organisation, etc.

(1)An individual who is a citizen of Singapore (and whether or not resident in Singapore) must, within the prescribed time, give the competent authority a written declaration if the individual —

(a)is, on the appointed day, a member of a foreign legislature or a foreign political organisation; or

(b)becomes, after the appointed day, a member of a foreign legislature or a foreign political organisation.

(2)The written declaration required by subsection (1) to be made by an individual must contain —

(a)the individual’s name and place of residence;

(b)a description of the foreign legislature or the foreign political organisation of which the individual is a member and the nature of that membership; and

(c)other particulars relating to the individual concerned prescribed in the Regulations.

(3)In subsection (1), the prescribed time means a period prescribed in Regulations —

(a)starting the appointed day in the case of an individual who, on that day, is a member of a legislature of a foreign country or a foreign political organisation; or

(b)starting the date the individual concerned first becomes a member of a legislature of a foreign country or a foreign political organisation.

(4)In this section —“appointed day” means the date of commencement of this section; “member”, in relation to a foreign legislature or a foreign political organisation, includes an individual who is an honorary member but does not include any person by reason only of being —

(a)an employee of the foreign legislature or foreign political organisation;

(b)a person who regularly conducts, or takes part in, any activities (in or outside Singapore) organised or sponsored by the foreign legislature or foreign political organisation;

(c)a person who regularly donates to the foreign legislature or foreign political organisation; or

(d)a person who lobbies on behalf of the foreign legislature or foreign political organisation.