No. S 365
Presidential Elections Act 1991
Presidential Elections (Forms and Fees)
(Amendment) Regulations 2023
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 81 of the Presidential Elections Act 1991, the Prime Minister makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Presidential Elections (Forms and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into operation on 13 June 2023.
Amendment of regulation 1
2.  In the Presidential Elections (Forms and Fees) Regulations (Rg 1) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations), in regulation 1, replace “(Forms and Fees)” with “(Prescribed Forms)”.
Amendment of regulation 12
3.  In the principal Regulations, in regulation 12 —
(a)in paragraph (1), after “statement by a”, insert “candidate and his or her”; and
(b)delete paragraph (2).
Deletion of regulation 14
4.  In the principal Regulations, delete regulation 14.
Amendment of Schedule
5.  In the principal Regulations, in the Schedule —
(a)after “PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT” wherever it appears, insert “1991”;
(b)delete “(CHAPTER 240A)” wherever it appears;
(c)in Forms P1, P2, P3, P17 and P18, after “Presidential Elections Act” wherever it appears, insert “1991”;
(d)in Form P1, replace “shall issue” with “must issue”;
(e)in Form P1, delete “hereby”;
(f)in Forms P2 and P3, delete “in cash, or a bank draft or a certified cheque for that amount”;
(g)in Forms P2 and P3, replace “(Cap. 236)” with “2000”;
(h)in Forms P2 and P3, replace “11 Prinsep Link, Singapore 187949” with “11 Novena Rise, Singapore 307516”;
(i)in Forms P2 and P3, replace “(Cap. 218)” with “1954”;
(j)in Form P3, replace “Indian community/the” with “Indian or”;
(k)replace Form P4 with —
“FORM P4
Section 9(3)
 
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT 1991
NOMINATION PAPER
SECTION A: TO BE COMPLETED BY PERSONS NOMINATING
DETAILS OF NOMINEE
NAME
(as shown in NRIC and in block letters)
NRIC NO.
OCCUPATION
 
 
 
 
SEX (Please circle)
M / F
 
DETAILS OF PERSONS NOMINATING
We, the undersigned registered electors, do nominate the abovenamed person to be a candidate for election as the President of the Republic of Singapore:
NAME
(as shown in NRIC and in block letters)
NRIC NO.
SIGNATURE
Proposer
 
 
 
 
 
Seconder
 
 
 
 
 
Assentor 1
 
 
 
 
 
Assentor 2
 
 
 
 
 
Assentor 3
 
 
 
 
 
Assentor 4
 
 
 
 
 
Assentor 5
 
 
 
 
 
Assentor 6
 
 
 
 
 
Assentor 7
 
 
 
 
 
Assentor 8
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION B: DECLARATION TO BE COMPLETED BY NOMINEE
I, the person nominated in Section A, do solemnly and sincerely declare that —
(a)I am duly qualified to be elected as the President of the Republic of Singapore;
(b)I consent to this nomination as candidate for election as the President of the Republic of Singapore;
(c)I am not a member of any political party; and
(d)I have read the explanatory material provided by the Returning Officer and understand the President’s role under the Constitution, and in particular that —
(i)the President is the Head of State and the symbol of national unity;
(ii)it is also the function of the President to safeguard the reserves of Singapore and the integrity of the Public Services of Singapore, in accordance with the specific discretionary powers conferred on the President by the Constitution;
(iii)the President must exercise his functions according to the advice of the Cabinet, except where the Constitution otherwise provides; and
(iv)except in matters related to the exercise of the President’s discretionary powers under the Constitution, the President cannot publicly express any view on legislation or Government policy.
And I make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 2000, and subject to the penalties provided by that Act for the making of false statements in statutory declarations, conscientiously believing the statements contained in this declaration to be true in every particular.
 
.................................................................................
Signature of Nominee
 
Dated................................. 20......
 
Before Me
 
…………………………………..…
Name of Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace (as shown in NRIC and in block letters)
………………………………………
Signature of Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace
 
 
SECTION C: NAME OF CANDIDATE FOR BALLOT PAPER
Your name as shown in your NRIC will be used for the ballot paper by default. Complete this section if you wish for your name for the ballot paper to be different from your NRIC name.
NAME (in block letters)
 
 
Please be informed that under section 11(6) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991, I wish to have my name printed on the ballot paper as given above.
”;
(l)in Form P5, replace “(Cap. 211)” with “2000”;
(m)replace Form P6 with —
“FORM P6
Section 16(5)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT 1991
NOTICE OF CONTESTED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Notice is given under section 16(5) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991 that a poll will be taken for the election of the President of the Republic of Singapore. The candidates for the election are as follows:
Candidate
Symbol
Proposer
Seconder
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The poll in Singapore will be held on ____________. The locations of the ordinary polling stations are as follows:
Ordinary polling stations
Electoral divisions and
polling districts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The poll at the following overseas polling stations will be held on the date and at the times specified opposite the overseas polling station:
Overseas polling station
Date
Time
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The poll at the following special polling stations will be held on __________. The poll will open and close at the times specified opposite the special polling station:
Special Polling Station
Time during which votes may be cast at special polling station
Opening
of Poll
Closing
of Poll
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
___________________
 
Returning Officer,
Singapore.
 
”;
(n)replace Form P9 with —
“FORM P9
Section 27(1)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT 1991
DECLARATION BY VOTER
PARTICULARS OF VOTER
Name (in block letters)
NRIC No.
 
 
Address (as shown in NRIC)
Polling district and serial number of voter shown in the register of electors
 
Polling district
Voter serial no.
 
 
 
I, the abovenamed person, declare that I am the same person whose name appears as ………………………………………………………… in the register of electors in force for the electoral division of ………….…………………………………………… and that I have not already voted either here or elsewhere at this election.
 
 
 
……………………………….….……..
Signature or thumb mark of Voter.
 
 
Declared before me on .............................….
 
…………………………….
Name of Presiding Officer
(in block letters).
……………………
Signature of Presiding Officer.
 
”;
(o)replace Form P10 with —
“FORM P10
Section 29(1)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT 1991
OATH OF IDENTITY
PARTICULARS OF VOTER
Name (in block letters)
NRIC No.
 
 
Address (as shown in NRIC)
Polling district and serial number of voter shown in the register of electors
 
Polling district
Voter serial no.
 
 
 
I, the abovenamed person, swear/affirm that I am the same person whose name appears as ………………………………………………………… in the register of electors in force for the electoral division of ………….…………………………………………… and that I have not already voted either here or elsewhere at this election.
 
……………………………………….
Signature or thumb mark of Voter.
 
 
Sworn/Affirmed before me on .............................….
 
.…………….…….……..…
Name of Presiding Officer
(in block letters).
………………………………….……
Signature of Presiding Officer.
 
”;
(p)replace Form P12 with —
“FORM P12
Section 34(1)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT 1991
STATEMENT OF POLL IN
A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
1.Total number of electors in the register of electors used at the poll
 
2.Ballot papers
a.Number of ballot papers issued
 
b.Number of ballot papers found in the ballot boxes
 
c.Number of unused ballot papers undetached from the books
 
d.Number of spoilt ballot papers1
 
3.Postal ballot papers
a.Number of persons to whom postal ballot papers were issued
 
b.Number of return envelopes received by the Returning Officer within the time prescribed by or under the Act
 
c.Number of postal ballot papers accepted for counting
 
4.Votes cast
a.Number of votes cast2
 
b.Number of votes cast for
Name of candidate
Symbol
No. of votes
 
 
 
c.Total number of votes cast for the above candidates
 
d.Number of rejected ballot papers and postal ballot papers
 
1 A spoilt ballot paper means a ballot paper that —
(a)is found by the presiding officer to be spoilt or improperly printed and has not been handed by the presiding officer to an elector; or
(b)has been handed by the presiding officer to an elector to cast his or her vote and has been delivered to and cancelled by the presiding officer in accordance with section 28 of the Presidential Elections Act 1991.
2 This number accounts for the votes cast in all polling stations and via the postal voting method for the election.
I certify that the above statement is correct.
Dated this ___ day of __________.
 
__________________
Returning Officer,
Singapore.
 
”;
(q)replace Form P13 with —
“FORM P13
Section 36(1)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT 1991
OATH OF SECRECY
RETURNING OFFICER
Elections Department
Electoral Division of
……………………………………….
……………………………………….
PARTICULARS OF PERSON TAKING THE OATH
Name (in block letters)
NRIC NO.
 
 
Address (as shown in NRIC)
 
I, the abovenamed person, am aware of and understand section 36 of the Presidential Elections Act 1991 (printed overleaf) and swear/affirm that I will not at this election do anything forbidden by that section.
 
…………………………………...
Signature of Person taking the Oath
 
 
Sworn/Affirmed before me, this ................ day of ...............................……….
 
…………………………………
Signature of Justice of the Peace/
Commissioner for Oaths.
…………………………………
Name (in block letters).
For reference
Section 36 of Presidential Elections Act 1991
Maintenance of secrecy at elections
36.—(1)  Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate and agent authorised to attend at a polling station under section 22(5) or every other person so authorised under regulations made under section 30C(1)(d), or at the counting of the votes, must, before so attending, make an oath of secrecy, substantially in the prescribed form.
(2)  The Returning Officer has power to administer any oaths required to be taken under subsection (1).
(3)  Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate and agent authorised under section 22(5) and every person authorised under regulations made under section 30C(1)(d) in attendance at a polling station must maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting in the station, and must not communicate, except for some purpose authorised by law, before the poll is closed, to any person any information as to the name or number on the register of electors of any elector who has or has not applied for a ballot paper or voted at that station, or as to the official mark.
(3A)  The total number of voters who have voted at any polling station at any time before the poll is closed may, in the discretion of the presiding officer, be divulged to the candidate or the candidate’s agent authorised to attend at the polling station.
(4)  Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate or agent in attendance at a polling station, and every person must not —
(a)attempt to obtain in the polling station information as to the candidate for whom any voter in the station is about to vote or has voted; or
(b)communicate at any time to any person any information obtained in a polling station as to the candidate for whom any voter in the polling station is about to vote or has voted, or as to the number on the back of the ballot paper given to any voter at the polling station.
(5)  Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate and agent in attendance at the counting of the votes must maintain and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the voting, and must not —
(a)attempt to ascertain at the counting the number on the back of any ballot paper; or
(b)communicate any information obtained at the counting as to the candidate for whom any vote is given by any particular ballot paper.
(6)  No person, except a presiding officer acting for a purpose authorised by this Act or a person authorised by the presiding officer and acting for that purpose, is to communicate or attempt to communicate with any voter after the voter has received a ballot paper and before the voter has placed it in a ballot box, or after the voter has been authorised to use an approved DRE voting machine to record his or her vote and before the voter records his or her vote at the machine, as the case may be.
(7)  Every person who acts in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 9 months or to both.
 
For reference
”;
(r)replace Form P14 with —
“FORM P14
Section 56(1) and (2)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT 1991
RETURN RESPECTING ELECTION EXPENSES AND
DECLARATIONS BY CANDIDATE AND
PRINCIPAL ELECTION AGENT
NAME (in block letters)
NRIC NO.
CANDIDATE
 
PRINCIPAL ELECTION AGENT
 
*I, the above duly appointed principal election agent of the above candidate for election as the President of the Republic of Singapore, make this return respecting election expenses of the candidate at that election.
*I, the above candidate for election as the President of the Republic of Singapore and acting as my own principal election agent, make this return respecting my election expenses at that election.
This return respecting election expenses shows —
(a)all payments made by every election agent of the candidate;
(b)the amount of personal expenses (if any) paid by the candidate;
(c)the disputed claims so far as any of the election agents of the candidate are aware of;
(d)all unpaid claims (if any) of which any of the election agents of the candidate are aware in respect of which application has been made or is about to be made to an Election Judge or a Judge sitting in the General Division of the High Court; and
(e)all donations (including the provision otherwise than on commercial terms of any services of any person) accepted by every election agent or the candidate for the purpose of expenses incurred or to be incurred on account or in respect of the management of that election.
I declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that this is a complete and correct return as required by law and that, except the expenses set out in this return, no other expenses of any nature have been incurred in, or for the purpose of, the candidate’s candidature at that election.
 
___________________________
Signature of
Principal Election Agent
_________________
Date
 
I, the above candidate for election as the President of the Republic of Singapore, have examined this return respecting election expenses in respect of my candidature at that election and I declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that —
(a)this return is complete and correct as required by law;
(b)except for the expenses set out in this return, no other election expenses in respect of my candidature at that election have been incurred; and
(c)the election expenses in respect of my candidature at that election have not been paid using any donation from a person who is not a permissible donor as defined by section 2(1) of the Political Donations Act 2000.
 
__________________________
Signature of Candidate
_________________
Date
 
*Delete whichever is inapplicable.
SECTION A: EXPENSES
(Fill in the total amount of expenses for each category, in Singapore dollars, rounded up to the nearest dollar. Write NIL if there is no expense to declare.)
 
 
 
 
 
Description
$
 
 
(a)Election advertising expenses:
 
 
(i)Online election advertising
 
 
 
(ii)Non-online election advertising
 
 
 
(b)Election meeting expenses:
 
 
(i)For rallies
 
 
 
(ii)For assembly centres
 
 
 
(c)Transport expenses
 
 
 
(d)Office rental, office equipment and supplies expenses
 
 
 
(e)Allowances for election agent(s), polling agent(s) and counting agent(s)
 
 
 
(f)Other expenses
 
 
 
(g)Personal expenses of candidate
 
 
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION B: DISPUTED AND UNPAID CLAIMS
(Fill in the total amount of claims for each category, in Singapore dollars, rounded up to the nearest dollar. Write NIL if there is no claim to declare. If there is insufficient space in any section, attach a separate sheet containing the details.)
 
 
 
 
(1)DISPUTED CLAIMS
 
 
Name (in block letters) and description
of claimant
Subject matter of claim
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2)UNPAID CLAIMS (in respect of which application has been made or is about to be made to an Election Judge or a Judge sitting in the General Division of the High Court)
 
 
Name (in block letters) and description
of claimant
Subject matter of claim
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION C: NON-RECORDABLE DONATIONS1
(Provide details of non-recordable donations accepted and particulars of their donors, in chronological order according to the date each donation is received. Write NIL if there is no donation to declare. Include only donations given, spent, lent or provided (whether before or after the candidate became a candidate) for the purposes of the candidate’s election. If there is insufficient space in any section, attach a separate sheet containing the details and particulars.)
 
 
 
 
Donor’s name2 (in block letters)
and unique
identification
number3
Donor’s
address4
Date of receipt
of donation5
and recipient’s
name (in block letters)
(e.g. 31/07/23 by (name))
Value of
donation5
(in Singapore
dollars, rounded up
to the nearest
dollar)
Description of
donation5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1Donations that need not be recorded in a donation report under the Political Donations Act 2000.
 
 
2Donor’s name means (a) where the donor is an individual, the donor’s name as shown in the donor’s NRIC; or (b) where the donor is a company, the donor’s registered name under the Companies Act 1967.
 
 
3Donor’s unique identification number means (a) where the donor is an individual, the donor’s NRIC number; or (b) where the donor is a company, the company’s registration number under the Companies Act 1967.
 
 
4Donor’s address means (a) where the donor is an individual, the donor’s address as shown in the donor’s NRIC; or (b) where the donor is a company, the address of the donor’s registered office in Singapore.
 
 
5The expressions “donation” and “value of donation” have the meanings given by sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Political Donations Act 2000. For a donation-in-kind, the value of the donation is the value of the item at the date of receipt of the item.
 
SECTION D: RECORDABLE DONATIONS
(Provide details of single and multiple recordable donations accepted and particulars of their donors, in chronological order according to the date each donation is received. Write NIL if there is no donation to declare. Include only donations given, spent, lent or provided (whether before or after the candidate became a candidate) for the purposes of the candidate’s election. If there is insufficient space in any section, attach a separate sheet containing the details and particulars.)
 
 
 
 
(1)SINGLE RECORDABLE DONATIONS
 (Recordable donation means a donation required to be recorded in a donation report under the Political Donations Act 2000. A single recordable donation means a single donation of $10,000 or more.)
 
 
Donor’s
name1 (in block letters)
and unique
identification
number2
Donor’s
address3
Date of
receipt
of donation4
and recipient’s
name (in block letters)
(e.g. 31/07/23 by (name))
Value of
donation4
(in Singapore
dollars, rounded up
to the nearest
dollar)
Description of
donation4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1Donor’s name means (a) where the donor is an individual, the donor’s name as shown in the donor’s NRIC; or (b) where the donor is a company, the donor’s registered name under the Companies Act 1967.
 
 
2Donor’s unique identification number means (a) where the donor is an individual, the donor’s NRIC number; or (b) where the donor is a company, the company’s registration number under the Companies Act 1967.
 
 
3Donor’s address means (a) where the donor is an individual, the donor’s address as shown in the donor’s NRIC; or (b) where the donor is a company, the address of the donor’s registered office in Singapore.
 
 
4The expressions “donation” and “value of donation” have the meanings given by sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Political Donations Act 2000. For a donation-in-kind, the value of the donation is the value of the item at the date of receipt of the item.
 
 
 
 
 
(2)MULTIPLE RECORDABLE DONATIONS
 (Recordable donation means a donation required to be recorded in a donation report under the Political Donations Act 2000. A multiple recordable donation means a donation which, when added to any other donation made by the same donor during the same reporting period under the Political Donations Act 2000, amounts to an aggregate of $10,000 or more.)
 
 
Donor’s
name1 (in block letters)
and unique
identification
number2
Donor’s
address3
Date of
receipt
of donation4
and recipient’s
name (in block letters)
(e.g. 31/07/23 by (name))
Value of
donation4
(in Singapore
dollars, rounded up
to the nearest
dollar)
Description of
donation4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sub-total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sub-total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sub-total
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1Donor’s name means (a) where the donor is an individual, the donor’s name as shown in the donor’s NRIC; or (b) where the donor is a company, the donor’s registered name under the Companies Act 1967.
 
 
2Donor’s unique identification number means (a) where the donor is an individual, the donor’s NRIC number; or (b) where the donor is a company, the company’s registration number under the Companies Act 1967.
 
 
3Donor’s address means (a) where the donor is an individual, the donor’s address as shown in the donor’s NRIC; or (b) where the donor is a company, the address of the donor’s registered office in Singapore.
 
 
4The expressions “donation” and “value of donation” have the meanings given by sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Political Donations Act 2000. For a donation-in-kind, the value of the donation is the value of the item at the date of receipt of the item.
 
”;
(s)delete Form P15;
(t)in Form P17, delete “hereby”;
(u)in Form P17, after paragraph 2, insert —
“3.  This is not a written authority under section 42J(3) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991 to publish or cause to be published any online election advertising.
4.  This is not a written authority under section 42K(3) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991 to publish, display or cause to be published or displayed any non-online election advertising.”;
(v)in Form P18, delete “hereby”; and
(w)in Form P18, after paragraph 2, insert —
“3.  This is not a written authority under section 42J(3) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991 to publish or cause to be published any online election advertising.
4.  This is not a written authority under section 42K(3) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991 to publish, display or cause to be published or displayed any non-online election advertising.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 391/2005; S 504/2005; S 448/2011; S 266/2017; S 1059/2020]
Made on 12 June 2023.
LEO YIP
Permanent Secretary,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Singapore.
[ELD(A)/4-15 Pt. 1; AG/LEGIS/SL/240A/2020/1 Vol. 1]
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