Singapore legislation
Section 65
Section 65
Payment of expenses through election agent
(1)
Except as permitted by or pursuant to this Act, no payment and no advance or deposit is to be made by a candidate at an election, or by any agent on behalf of the candidate, or by any other person at any time, whether before, during or after the election, in respect of any expenses incurred on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the election otherwise than by or through the election agent of the candidate.
(1A)
All money provided by any person other than the candidate for any expenses incurred on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the election, whether as gift, loan, advance or deposit, must be paid to the candidate or the candidate’s election agent and not otherwise.
(2)
Subsections (1) and (1A) are not to be deemed to apply to —
any payments made by the Returning Officer;
any payments which are, in accordance with section 66(8), (9) or (10) or 68(1), made by the candidate;
any expenses which are paid in accordance with section 68(4) by a person or political party authorised as mentioned in that section; and
any sum disbursed by any person out of his or her own money for any small expense legally incurred by himself or herself, if the sum is not repaid to him or her.
(3)
A person who makes any payment, advance or deposit in contravention of this section or pays in contravention of this section any money so provided as aforesaid shall be guilty of an illegal practice.