Parliamentary Elections Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations 1996

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 13 Dec 1996

No. S 528

Parliamentary Elections Act

(Chapter 218)

Parliamentary Elections Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 102 and 107 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, the Prime Minister hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations 1996 and shall come into operation on 13th December 1996.

2. The First Schedule to the Parliamentary Elections Act is amended by deleting Forms 1, 8, 9, 9A, 10 and 12 and substituting the following Forms, respectively:

“FORM 1

WRIT OF ELECTION

Section 24 (2)

President of the Republic of Singapore

President

To: THE RETURNING OFFICER

ALL ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

Whereas by section 24(1) of the Parliamentary Elections Act, it is provided that for the purposes of every general election of Members of Parliament, and for the purposes of the election of Members to supply vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise, the President shall issue writs under the public seal, addressed to the Returning Officer:

¹And Whereas I think it is expedient that writs should be issued for the election of Members to serve in Parliament:

¹to be included in a writ for a general election.

²And Whereas the seat of the Elected Member for the Electoral Division of has become vacant.

²to be included in a writ for a by-election.

³ And Whereas the seats of the Elected Members for the Electoral Division of have become vacant.

³to be included in a writ for a by-election in a group representation constituency.

Now, therefore, I, , the President, do hereby require that you, after giving notice of the time and place or places fixed for the nomination of candidates, cause election or elections to be made according to law for the Electoral Divisions specified in the Schedule to this Writ and that, if necessary, you do cause a poll or polls to be taken on the date required to be notified under section 34 (5) (b) or 34A(5)(b), as the case may be, of the Parliamentary Elections Act.

The places of nomination for the Electoral Divisions are given in the Schedule to this Writ.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Republic of Singapore this day of 19

President

”.

Made this 12th day of December 1996.

LIM SIONG GUAN

Permanent Secretary,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Singapore.

[EC(A)/4-17 Vol 2; AG/SL/15/92/1]

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