Presidential Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations 2023

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1 Citation and commencement

3 Manner of including published-by requirements under section 42B(2)(c) of Act

4 Small and portable promotional items prescribed under sections 42B(9)(a)(iii) and (10)(a)(iii) and 42D(1)(a)(iii) of Act

5 Permit to display traditional election advertisements for purposes of section 42F(5)(a) of Act

6 Maximum permissible number of traditional election advertisements under section 42G(1)(d) of Act

7 Lamp posts are permissible locations under section 42H of Act

8 Premises or conveyances, etc., with owners’ consent are permissible locations under section 42H of Act

9 Supplementary provisions for removal and confiscation of traditional election advertisements

10 Defacement, etc., of traditional election advertisements during campaign period

11 Removal of traditional election advertisements after polling day

12 Manner of including published-by requirements under section 42B(1)(c) of Act

13 Requisite functionalities under section 42E(2)(d)(ii) of Act for online election advertisements published in chatrooms and discussion forums

14 Requisite functionality under section 42E(2)(d)(ii) of Act for election advertisements sent by email or electronic service

15 Prescribed procedure and details for declaration of election advertisements under section 42E(3) of Act

16 Prescribed forms under sections 42J(3) and 42K(3) of Act

17 Prescribed form and manner for making request under section 42M(2A) of Act

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Amended by
S 52/2025

No. S 470

Presidential Elections Act 1991

Presidential Elections
(Election Advertising)
Regulations 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42Q of the Presidential Elections Act 1991, the Prime Minister makes the following Regulations:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Presidential Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations 2023 and come into operation on 1 July 2023.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Regulations —

“election advertisement” means an item of election advertising;

“non‑online election advertisement” means an item of election advertising that is not an online election advertisement;

“online election advertisement” means an item of online election advertising;

“traditional election advertisement” means an item of non‑online election advertising in the form of a banner, flag or poster;

“vehicle” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in sections 2 and 42R of the Act apply to these Regulations.

Made on 28 June 2023.

LEO YIP

Permanent Secretary,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Singapore.

[ELD(A)/4-7; AG/LEGIS/SL/240A/2020/4 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 81B(1) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991).

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