House to House And Street Collections Conditions
HOUSE TO HOUSE & STREET COLLECTIONS REGULATIONS
Your attention is drawn to Regulations 5(1), 6(a), 7(1)(2), 8, 12, 13(a)(b), 14 and 15 of the House To House & Street Collections Regulations, 1976 which are reproduced below for your compliance:
       
Regulation 5(1) The Chief Promoter of a licensed collection shall issue a copy of the Collector's Certificate of Authority (CCA) to each of his collectors.

Certificate of authority

Regulation 6(a) Every collector shall sign his name on the Collector's Certificate of Authority (CCA) and produce it on demand by a police officer or a member of the public.

Duties of collector

Regulation 7(1) No person below the age of 16 years shall act as a collector of money or as a promoter of a collection without the permission of the Commissioner of Police. Age limit of collector
(2) No person or chief promoter of a collection shall cause or allow another person below the age of 16 to act as a collector of money or as a promoter of the collection, unless the other person has obtained permission under paragraph (1) to act as the collector or promoter, as the case may be. The applicant and one more partner must meet the criteria specified in para 1.
Regulation 8 No collector shall for the purposes of a collection importune any person to the annoyance of that person, or remain at the door of or in any premises if requested by an occupant thereof to leave the premises or the place where the premises are situated. Behaviour of collector
Regulation 12 The chief promoter of a collection shall, within two months of the expiry of the licence authorising the promotion of the collection or within such further period as may be allowed by the Commissioner of Police, furnish an account of the collection to the Commissioner of Police. Chief Promoter to furnish an account to Commissioner of Police
Regulation 13 Any account furnished under regulation 12 shall - Forms of account
(a) Where money or property has been collected or property has been sold, be in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule, and in either case shall -
(i) Where the total amount of money collected, including the proceeds derived from the sale of property exceed $5,000, be certified by the chief promoter of the collection and by a public accountant who is appointed by the organisation of the chief promoter to be the auditor of the account; or
(ii) Where the total amount of money collected, including the proceeds derived from the sale of property does not exceed $5,000, be certified by a person who is registered as a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and who is appointed by the chief promoter's organisation to be the auditor of the account.
(b) Where other property has been collected and given away, be in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule, and shall be certified by the chief promoter and every person responsible for giving away the property.
Regulation 14 The chief promoter of a collection shall return to the Commissioner of Police every certificate of authority when the certificate is no longer required for the purposes of the collection or when the collection is completed. Chief promoter to return certificate of authority
       
CONDITIONS
1 The licensee shall ensure that the collectors do not obstruct the free movement of pedestrians or traffic, especially at street junctions, bus stops and entrances to business premises.
2 The licensee shall ensure that no collection is carried out at the Woodlands checkpoint (Immigration Depot), Changi Airport, Railway Station, hospitals, MRT stations, hotels or places of worship.
3 The licensee shall ensure that all collection tins handed in at the collection centres are examined by an authorised person to ensure that they are intact. This person shall thereupon see to the opening of the tins and the seals. The tins must remain sealed until the official opening for counting of the collections.


Issued by Police Licensing Division
Version 1 dated 11 July 2003


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