Singapore National Referendum Ordinance

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3 Appointment of officers

4 Appointment of clerks and interpreters

5 Order for referendum to be taken

6 Notification of referendum

7 Further order if necessary

8 Entitlement to vote

10 Registers of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote

11 Electoral divisions and polling districts

12 Polling stations, polling places and symbols

13 Notification of polling stations and symbols

14 Polling day at referendum to be public holiday

15 Presiding officers

16 Facilities to be provided at polling stations

17 Admittance to polling station

18 Poll by ballot and ballot papers

21 Compulsory voting

22 Identification by voters

23 Spoilt ballot papers

25 Closing of voting

26 Procedure on closing of voting

28 Votes to be rejected

29 Publication of statement of referendum in the Gazette

30 Failure to comply with provisions of Ordinance

32 Maintenance of secrecy at referendum

37 Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice

38 Use of motor vehicles at referendum

39 Employers to allow employees reasonable period for voting

40 Badges, symbols, etc., prohibited

41 Punishment on conviction for illegal practice

42 Prohibition of canvassing

43 Undue influence at or near polling station

44 Unlawful assembly

45 Offence to operate loudspeakers

46 Restriction on referendum activity

47 Minister may make regulations

48 Inaccurate description of persons and places

49 Publication of notices, etc

50 Use of schools as polling stations

Singapore National Referendum Ordinance

Bill No. 156/1961

Read the first time on 27th November 1961.

An Ordinance to provide for the holding of a national referendum and for matters connected therewith.

Be it enacted by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore, as follows: —

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Singapore National Referendum Ordinance, 1961.

Interpretation

2. In this Ordinance —

“elector” means a person whose name is entered as an elector in a register of electors prepared under the provisions of the Singapore Legislative Assembly Elections Ordinance (Cap. 53);

“referendum” means the submission to the electors of any matter by an order of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara made in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of section 5 of this Ordinance;

“Superintendent” means the Superintendent appointed under section 3 of this Ordinance;

“voter” means a person who, whether his name does or does not appear in a register of electors prepared under the provisions of the Singapore Legislative Assembly Elections Ordinance, applies to vote or votes at a referendum.

Appointment of officers

3.—(1) The Minister may appoint a Superintendent and such Assistant Superintendents as he may from time to time think fit.

(2) An Assistant Superintendent shall have all the powers and may perform all the duties of the Superintendent and any reference in this Ordinance to the Superintendent shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include a reference to an Assistant Superintendent.

(3) An appointment made by the Minister under this section may be revoked by him at any time.

Appointment of clerks and interpreters

4. The Superintendent may from time to time appoint such numbers of clerks and interpreters as may be necessary for the purposes of this Ordinance and such appointments may be revoked at any time.

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