Presidential Elections (Certificate of Eligibility) Regulations 2017

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1 Citation and commencement

3 Form of application

5 Incomplete applications may be immediately rejected

7 Committee may consider discretionary limb on its own motion

8 Applicant to be notified of decision

9 Form of certificate

10 Collection of certificate

11 Reasons for rejection

13 Definitions of this Part

14 Financial statements for companies incorporated under Companies Act 1967

15 Financial statements for other entities

16 Financial statements to be submitted if available after application

17 Personal assurance and explanation

18 Notification on change of circumstances after application

19 Applicant may submit additional financial information

20 Evaluation of information submitted

22 Steps for deciding whether Article 19(4)(a)(ii) is satisfied

23 Definition of shareholders’ equity

24 Conversion to Singapore dollars

26 Steps for deciding whether applicant satisfies Article 19(4)(a)(iii)

27 Definition of profit after tax

28 Conversion to Singapore dollars

30 Committee may modify Divisions 2 and 3 in relation to Article 19(4)(a)(ii) and (iii)

31 Committee may modify Divisions 2 and 3 in application to other cases

35 Provision of explanatory material on President’s role

36 Publication of candidates’ applications

37 Elections Department to assist Committee

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find current version as at

13 Jun 2023

Amended by
S 362/2023

No. S 263

Presidential Elections Act

(CHAPTER 240A)

Presidential Elections
(Certificate of Eligibility)
Regulations 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 81 of the Presidential Elections Act, the Prime Minister makes the following Regulations:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Presidential Elections (Certificate of Eligibility) Regulations 2017 and come into operation on 1 June 2017.

Definitions

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

“applicant” means a person making an application;

“application” means an application for a certificate of eligibility;

“Article” means an Article of the Constitution;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Committee;

“Committee” means the Presidential Elections Committee;

“Form” means a Form in the Schedule;

“Secretary” means the Secretary to the Committee appointed under regulation 34.

(2) Any notice or notification required to be given under these Regulations must be given in writing.

Made on 30 May 2017.

LEO YIP

Permanent Secretary,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Singapore.

[ELD(A)/4-22 Vol. 3; AG/LEGIS/SL/240A/2015/8 Vol. 1]

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