Parliamentary Elections (Designation of Group Representation Constituencies) Order 1996

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 22 Nov 1996

No. S 492

Parliamentary Elections Act

(Chapter 218)

Parliamentary Elections (Designation of Group Representation Constituencies) Order 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A(1)(b) of the Parliamentary Elections Act, the President hereby makes the following Order:

1. This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Designation of Group Representation Constituencies) Order 1996 and shall come into operation on 22nd November 1996.

2. The group representation constituencies specified —

(a)	in Part I of the Schedule are designated under section 8A (1) (b ) (i) of the Act as constituencies where at least one of the candidates in each group shall be a person belonging to the Malay community; and
(b)	in Part II of the Schedule are designated under section 8A (1) (b ) (ii) of the Act as constituencies where at least one of the candidates shall be a person belonging to the Indian or other minority communities.

3. The Parliamentary Elections (Designation of Group Representation Constituencies) Order is revoked.

[O 2.]

Made this 21st day of November 1996

By Command,

WONG CHOOI SEN
Secretary to the Cabinet.

[EC(A)/4-6 Vol. 4; AG/SL/15/92/1]

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