Crisis management powers during nomination proceedings
10.—(1)  The Returning Officer may exercise any crisis management power in paragraph (2) if, at any time during the nomination proceedings for an election in an electoral division, the Returning Officer is of the opinion that nomination proceedings are or are likely to be disrupted.
(2)  The Returning Officer may —
(a)temporarily suspend the nomination proceedings for a specified period (which must not exceed 2 hours), with or without specifying one or more other locations to be the place or places of nomination; or
(b)adjourn and postpone the nomination proceedings to a specified date (which must be no later than one month after the date of the writ), with or without specifying one or more other locations to be the place or places of nomination.
(3)  If the Returning Officer exercises a crisis management power in paragraph (2), the Returning Officer must specify all of the following matters:
(a)a period, after the nomination proceedings resume, for the Returning Officer to receive nomination papers;
(b)a period, after the nomination proceedings resume, for the making of objections to any nomination paper;
(c)the latest time, after the nomination proceedings resume, before which a candidate —
(i)must make a deposit under section 28 of the Act;
(ii)may correct errors or omissions in the nomination papers under section 29A of the Act; and
(iii)may withdraw his or her candidature under section 32 of the Act;
(d)the time, after the nomination proceedings resume, at which the nomination of a candidate who is the subject of multiple nominations described in section 32A of the Act is void;
(e)the latest time, after the nomination proceedings resume, before which a candidate may make an indication regarding his or her name to the Returning Officer under section 105(1) of the Act.
(4)  The periods and times specified under paragraph (3) must comply with all of the following provisions:
(a)the total period for receiving nomination papers must not be less than one hour;
(b)the total period for the making of objections to any nomination paper must not be less than 90 minutes;
(c)the time specified under paragraph (3)(c) and (d) must not be earlier than the end of the period specified under paragraph (3)(a);
(d)the time specified under paragraph (3)(c)(iii) must be the same as the time specified under paragraph (3)(d);
(e)the time specified under paragraph (3)(e) must be the same as the time at which the period specified under paragraph (3)(b) ends;
(f)in the case of a temporary suspension under paragraph (2)(a), all nomination proceedings must be concluded in one day;
(g)in the case of an adjournment and postponement under paragraph (2)(b), the resumed nomination proceedings must be concluded in one day.
(5)  The exercise of any crisis management power in this regulation does not affect references in the Act to the day of nomination for the purposes of —
(a)section 27A of the Act and the regulations made under section 27C(9) of the Act (relating to the certificates issued by the Malay Community Committee and the Indian and Other Minority Communities Committee); or
(b)any other thing done before the day of nomination.