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No. S 267

Presidential Elections Act

(CHAPTER 240A)

Presidential Elections (Voting) Regulations 2017

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

Citation and commencement

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

Notice under section 20(1) of Act

2.—(1) The notice mentioned in section 20(1) of the Act must contain the following information in respect of each candidate in an election:

(a)	the name of the candidate in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil;
(b)	the symbol allotted to the candidate under section 16 of the Act;
(c)	where the photograph of the candidate is included on the ballot papers for the election under section 23A(1) of the Act, that photograph;
(d)	where the photograph of the candidate is not included on the ballot papers for the election (by reason of non‑compliance with section 23A(1) of the Act), an indication that there is no photograph for the candidate.

(2) The names of the candidates on the notice must be arranged in the same order as they are arranged on the ballot papers for the election under section 23(2)(a) of the Act.

Directions for guidance of voters

3. The directions for the guidance of voters mentioned in section 25(9) of the Act are set out in the Schedule.

Made on 30 May 2017.

LEO YIP

Permanent Secretary,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Singapore.

[ELD(A)/4-36; AG/LEGIS/SL/240A/2015/6 Vol. 1]