5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person who is not a candidate shall not, during the campaign period, display or cause to be displayed any poster or banner relating to any candidate in that election or the contents of any such poster or banner —
(a)
by means of any television broadcast for reception by the public or any section thereof (whether on payment or otherwise);
(b)
[Deleted by S 442/2011 wef 02/08/2011]
(c)
by exhibiting the poster or banner or its contents in, or in a manner so as to be visible from, any place to which the public (or any section thereof) have or are permitted to have access (whether on payment or otherwise); or
(d)
by publishing the poster or banner or its contents in any newspaper, magazine or periodical,
unless the person is authorised to do so by and does so in accordance with the directions of the Returning Officer.
[S 442/2011 wef 02/08/2011]
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall prohibit —
(a)
the broadcast or publication of any news or current affairs which contains any reference to a poster or banner relating to a candidate in an election; or
(b)
the publication or causing to be published in any newspaper, magazine or periodical, by any person who is not authorised by a candidate to conduct election activity and who does not receive any payment or other valuable consideration therefor, of any poster or banner that may reasonably be regarded as not expressly encouraging or persuading voters to vote, or not to vote, for an identifiable candidate described or indicated by reference to views or positions that are or are not held or taken at an election (whether or not the name of the candidate is mentioned).