No. S 139
Parliamentary Elections Act
(Chapter 218)
Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 83(9) and 102 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, the Prime Minister hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011  and shall come into operation on 14th March 2011.
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Definitions
2.  In these Regulations —
“assembly centre” means any area or premises designated for a lawful assembly of persons to show support for a candidate at or about the time the results of an election may be declared under section 49(7) or (7E) or 56E(1) of the Act;
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“authorised person” means a person who is authorised under section 83 of the Act to conduct election activities on behalf of a candidate;
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“permanent resident” means a person who holds a valid entry permit issued under section 10 of the Immigration Act 1959 or a valid re-entry permit issued under section 11 of that Act;
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“work pass” means a work pass issued by the Controller of Work Passes under section 7 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990.
[S 453/2024 wef 31/12/2021]
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Exemption for authorised works
3.  Section 83(1)(c) and (2) of the Act shall not apply to prohibit a permanent resident or a person issued with a work pass from carrying out, solely pursuant to a contract for service between an authorised person and a candidate or the candidate’s election agent, any or all of the following work:
(a)the public display of traditional election advertising;
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(b)the removal of traditional election advertising;
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(c)the setting up of any physical facility at the site of an election rally or an assembly centre;
(d)the dismantling of any physical facility at the site of an election rally or an assembly centre.
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Exemption for certain activities by family members of candidates
4.—(1)  Section 83(1)(c) and (2) of the Act does not apply to a family member of a candidate by reason only that the family member engages in one or more of the following activities:
(a)the family member wears, uses, carries or displays an election advertisement that —
(i)forms part of any thing mentioned in section 61B(9)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Act or prescribed for the purposes of section 61B(9)(a)(iii) of the Act; and
(ii)consists only of permissible electoral matter relating to the candidate or the candidate’s political party;
(b)the family member displays or causes to be displayed an election advertisement mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) outside the candidate’s home or the family member’s home, or both;
(c)the family member displays or causes to be displayed a traditional election advertisement outside the candidate’s home or the family member’s home, or both;
(d)the family member appears in, or allows his or her voice or image to be used in, an election advertisement that —
(i)relates to the candidate or the candidate’s political party; and
(ii)does not contain any statement or action that —
(A)is made by or can reasonably be attributed to the family member; and
(B)endeavours to persuade any person to give, or dissuade any person from giving, his or her vote at the election;
(e)the family member displays the name of the candidate or the name or symbol of the candidate’s political party in the profile of a social media service used by the family member;
(f)the family member accompanies the candidate for any election activity (including any walkabout, house visits or election rally);
(g)the family member —
(i)accompanies the candidate; and
(ii)greets, waves to or shakes hands with, any member of the public,
while the candidate is engaged in an election activity (including any walkabout, house visits or election rally);
(h)the family member accompanies or assists the candidate in putting up, removing or adjusting any traditional election advertisement relating to the candidate or the candidate’s political party;
(i)the family member accompanies or assists the candidate in any work mentioned in regulation 3(c) or (d).
(2)  In this regulation —
“election advertisement” means an item of election advertising;
“family member”, in relation to a candidate, means —
(a)the candidate’s spouse;
(b)the candidate’s child, adopted child or stepchild;
(c)the candidate’s sibling, adoptive sibling, half‑sibling or stepsibling; or
(d)the candidate’s parent, adoptive parent or step‑parent;
“permissible electoral matter” has the meaning given by section 61S(1) of the Act;
“political party”, in relation to a candidate, means the political party to whom the candidate belongs;
“social media service” has the meaning given by section 61S(1) of the Act;
“traditional election advertisement” means an item of non‑online election advertising in the form of a banner, flag or poster.
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Made this 14th day of March 2011.
CHIANG CHIE FOO
Permanent Secretary,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Singapore.
[ELD(A)/4-6 Vol. 12; AG/LEG/SL/218/2005/4 Vol. 1]