Singapore Legislative Assembly Elections (Amendment) Ordinance

Bill No. 18/1963

Read the first time on 9th December 1963.

An Ordinance to amend the Singapore Legislative Assembly Elections Ordinance (Chapter 53 of the Revised Edition).

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

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Singapore Legislative Assembly Elections (Amendment) Ordinance, 1963.

Amendment of section 11

2. Section 11 of the Singapore Legislative Assembly Elections Ordinance (hereinafter in this Ordinance referred to as the “principal Ordinance”) is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the word “ten” appearing in the sixth line of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the word “fourteen”;
(b)	by deleting the word “ten” appearing in the fifth line of subsection (6) thereof and substituting therefor the word “six”; and
(c)	by deleting the word “twelve” appearing in the third line of subsection (9) thereof and substituting therefor the word “six”.

Amendment of section 24

3. Subsection (2) of section 24 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the word “nine” appearing in the fourth line thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”.

Amendment of section 25

4. Section 25 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the word “five” appearing in the seventh line thereof and substituting therefor the word “four”.

Amendment of section 34

5. Section 34 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “a Saturday” appearing in the second line of paragraph (b) of subsection (4) thereof;

(b)

by inserting immediately after subsection (4) thereof the following new subsection: —

“(5) In computing time for the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of this section, the last day of the period shall not be excluded only by reason of the fact that it is a Sunday or that it is a public holiday under the provisions of this Ordinance or of any other written law.”; and

(c)

by renumbering the existing subsection (5) thereof as subsection (6).

Amendment of section 73A

6. Section 73A of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by inserting immediately after subsection (2) thereof the following new subsection: —

“(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 132) relating to the powers of search of any police officer, if any police officer has reasonable cause to believe that an offence is being committed under the provisions of this section, such police officer, by virtue of his office, shall be empowered to enter and search any premises or place for the purpose of ascertaining whether such an offence is being committed.”;

(b)

by renumbering the existing subsection (3) thereof as subsection (4); and

(c)

by inserting immediately after subsection (4) thereof the following new subsection: —

“(5) For the purposes of this section, any person who, on polling day, enters or is seen at more than two houses or places of work of electors in the same polling district other than his own home or place of work, shall, unless he proves the contrary, be presumed to have committed an offence under paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of this section.”.

Amendment of section 73C

7. Section 73C of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor the expression “Persons prohibited from conducting election activity.”;

(b)

by deleting subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(1) No person —

(a)	attending a primary or secondary school as a student; or
(b)	against whom an order of supervision has been made under the provisions of paragraph (b) of section 47 of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance, 1955 (Ord. 26 of 1955), shall take part in any election activity other than casting his vote.”;

(c)

by deleting the words “Registrar of Societies” appearing in the fifth line of subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the words “Commissioner of Police”;

(d)

by deleting subsection (4) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(4) A candidate or election agent shall if so required by the Commissioner of Police, forthwith withdraw and deliver to the Returning Officer, the written authority given by the candidate or election agent to any person who is stated by the Commissioner of Police to be a person in respect of whom an order has been made under the provisions of paragraph (b) of section 47 of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance, 1955.”; and

(e)

by deleting subsection (7) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(7) No candidate or election agent shall authorise any person to conduct election activity, knowing or having reason to believe that such person is attending a primary or secondary school as a student or that an order has been made in respect of such person under the provisions of paragraph (b) of section 47 of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance, 1955.”.

Amendment of section 94

8. Subsection (1) of section 94 of the principal Ordinance is hereby deleted and the following substituted therefor: —

“(1) The Returning Officer may use, free of charge, as a polling station, any school or portion thereof for the purposes of any election.”.

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