Excluded donations
4.—(1) Notwithstanding section 3, the following shall not be regarded as donations:
- (a) the lawful transmission by a broadcaster, free of charge, of a party political broadcast;
- (b) the postage-free election communications provided to candidates pursuant to any written law;
- (c) the provision by an individual of his own services which he provides voluntarily and free of charge (even if they fall within the course of his normal work); and
- (d) any interest accruing to a candidate or his election agent or a political association in respect of any donation which is dealt with by the candidate, election agent or political association, as the case may be, in accordance with section 9 (2) or 15 (2).
(2) In the case of a candidate, the following shall also not be regarded as donations:
- (a) any money or other property, or any services or facilities, provided out of public moneys for the personal security of the candidate; and
- (b) where the candidate is the President or Prime Minister, a Minister, Parliamentary Secretary or Member of Parliament, any remuneration or allowances paid to the candidate in his capacity as such.
(3) In subsection (1), "broadcaster" means a person who is licensed under the Singapore Broadcasting Authority Act (Cap. 297) to provide broadcasting services.
Value of donations
5.—(1) The value of any donation which is a gift to a candidate, election agent or political association shall be the market value of the property in question.
(2) Where any donation, being money or property, is transferred to a candidate, election agent or political association for a consideration which is less than the value of the money or market value of the property, the value of the donation shall be taken to be the difference between—
