No. S 233
Parliamentary Elections Act
(Chapter 218)
Parliamentary Elections (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2006
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 109(2) 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 (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2006 and shall come into operation on 19th April 2006.
Compoundable offences
2.  The following offences may be compounded by the Returning Officer, or any officer of the Elections Department who is authorised by the Returning Officer, in accordance with section 109(1) of the Act:
(a)any corrupt practice under section 61(1)(c)(i) of the Act;
(b)any corrupt practice under section 6 (1)(c)(ii) of the Act read with regulation 3 of the Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations (Rg 3);
(c)any offence under section 71(5), 78B(3), 78C(2), 78D(2), 85(2) or 104(2) of the Act;
(d)any illegal practice under section 74(4) read with section 79 of the Act for failing to transmit, within the time limited by section 74(1) of the Act, the returns and statements respecting election expenses;
(e)any offence under section 78A(2) of the Act read with regulation 4, 5 or 6 of the Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations (Rg 3), as the case may be;
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(f)any offence under section 82(1)(d) or (e) read with section 82(2) of the Act; and
(g)any offence under regulation 23(a), (b) or (c) of the Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations.
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Made this 19th day of April 2006.
CHIANG CHIE FOO
Permanent Secretary,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Singapore.
[ELD (A)/4-9 Vol. 13; AG/LEG/SL/218/2005/6 Vol. 1]
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