Public Order (Election Meetings — Composition of Offences) Regulations 2009

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 09 Oct 2009

No. S 488

Public Order Act 2009

(Act 15 of 2009)

Public Order (Election Meetings — Composition of Offences) Regulations 2009

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 41 and 47 of the Public Order Act 2009, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Order (Election Meetings — Composition of Offences) Regulations 2009 and shall come into operation on 9th October 2009.

Compoundable offences

2. The following offences may be compounded by the Commissioner of Police or any police officer authorised in writing by the Commissioner of Police in accordance with section 41 of the Act:

(a)	any offence under section 16(1)(c) of the Act for failing to comply with any condition of a permit for an election meeting specified in regulation 6 of the Public Order (Election Meetings) Regulations 2009 (G.N. No. S 486/2009) or any additional condition of such a permit imposed under section 8(2) of the Act in relation to an election meeting;
(b)	any offence under regulation 9(4), (6) or (7) or 10(3) of the Public Order (Election Meetings) Regulations 2009.

Made this 7th day of October 2009.

BENNY LIM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/0108; AG/LEG/SL/257A/2009/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 47(4) of the Public Order Act 2009).

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