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(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