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No. S 269

Presidential Elections Act

(CHAPTER 240A)

Presidential Elections
(Composition of Offences)
(Amendment) Regulations 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 84(2) of the Presidential Elections Act, the Prime Minister makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Presidential Elections (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into operation on 1 June 2017.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Presidential Elections (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2005 (G.N. No. S 503/2005) is amended —

(a)

by deleting “42(1)(c),” in paragraph (a);

(b)

by inserting, immediately after “60A(3),” in paragraph (a), “60B(2), 60C(2),”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a), the following paragraphs:

“(aa)	any corrupt practice under section 42(1)(c)(i) of the Act;
(ab)	any corrupt practice under section 42(1)(c)(ii) of the Act read with regulation 1B of the Presidential Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations (Rg 3);
(ac)	any offence under section 60AA(2) of the Act read with regulation 1C, 1D, 1E or 1F(2) of the Presidential Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations, as the case may be;”; and

(d)

by deleting paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(c)	any offence under regulation 14A(1) or 16(a), (b) or (c) of the Presidential Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations.”.

[G.N. No. S 447/2011]

Made on 30 May 2017.

LEO YIP

Permanent Secretary,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Singapore.

[ELD(A)/4-15 Pt. 1 Vol. 6; AG/LEGIS/SL/240A/2015/9 Vol. 1]