Singapore legislation
Section 56A
Section 56A
Postponement of nomination day, etc., before nomination day
(1)
Despite any other provision of this Act, at any time before the day of nomination appointed for any election in any electoral division, the President may postpone the date for the nomination of candidates to another day, or change the place of nomination, because of —
riot or open violence;
the threat of riot or open violence;
storm, tempest, flood or an occurrence of a similar kind;
a health hazard;
a fire or the activation of fire safety equipment (such as sprinklers or alarms); or
any other reason related to the safety of assistants, clerks, candidates and other persons authorised under section 31(1) to be present at the place of nomination, or to difficulties in the physical conduct of nomination proceedings.
(2)
Any postponement of the date for the nomination of candidates to another day, or any change in the place of nomination, under subsection (1) must be —
by notice in the Gazette describing the postponement of the day of nomination or the change in the place of nomination, as the case may be; or
if publication under paragraph (a) is not practicable, by notice published in such manner as will secure adequate publicity in the electoral division for which the election is to be held describing the postponement of the day of nomination or the change in the place of nomination, as the case may be,and any postponement or change so made is valid and sufficient and any date or place provided for in lieu of a date or place fixed by the writ is deemed to be the day of nomination or place of nomination so fixed, as the case may be.