Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations 2001

No. S 524

Parliamentary Elections Act

(Chapter 218)

Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations 2001

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 78, 78A and 102 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, the Prime Minister hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations 2001 and shall come into operation on 17th October 2001.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“banner” means any election advertising that is a flag, bunting, ensign or standard;

“campaign period”, in relation to an election, means the period beginning on nomination day and ending on polling day of that election;

“election period”, in relation to an election, means the period beginning on the day the writ is issued for the election under section 24 of the Act and ending with the close of all polling stations on polling day at that election;

“electronic mail address” means a destination (commonly expressed as a string of characters) to which electronic mail can be sent or delivered, and includes such an address consisting of a user name or mailbox or an Internet domain;

“nomination day”, in relation to an election, means the date specified as the day of nomination in the writ issued under section 24 of the Act for that election;

“permit” means a permit issued under Part IV for the display of any poster or banner;

“polling day”, in relation to an election, means the date specified in a notice under section 34(6) or 34A(6) of the Act as the date on which the poll for that election will be taken;

“poster” means any election advertising that —

(a)	is a label, set of colours, drawing, painting, handbill or placard;
(b)	is a replica of a voting paper or of the symbol of any political party; and
(c)	is written, printed, drawn or depicted on any material,

and where any election advertising is written, printed, drawn or depicted in sections, such sections, both severally and collectively, shall be deemed to be a poster;

“recipient”, in relation to any electronic mail message, advertisement or material, means the person to whom such message, advertisement or material is addressed, and if the person has more than one electronic mail address, the person shall be regarded as a separate recipient with respect to each such address;

“relevant person” has the same meaning as in section 78A(3) of the Act.

Made this 16th day of October 2001.

LIM SIONG GUAN

Permanent Secretary (Special Duties),
Prime Minister’s Office,
Singapore.

[MITA B01.004.001 V 8; AG/LEG/SL/218/2001/4 Vol. 1]

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