Singapore legislation
Section 53B
Section 53B
Nomination of candidates for election as member
(1)
A nomination of a person for election to be a member of the council of a management corporation or the executive committee of a subsidiary management corporation is of no effect if subsections (2), (3) and (4) are not complied with for that nomination.
(2)
Only a subsidiary proprietor, or a person entitled to vote at a general meeting of a management corporation or subsidiary management corporation, may nominate a person for election as a member of the council of the management corporation or the executive committee of the subsidiary management corporation, as the case may be.
(3)
A nomination for election to be a member of the council of a management corporation or the executive committee of a subsidiary management corporation —
may be oral or in writing;
must —
if oral, be made at the general meeting of the management corporation or subsidiary management corporation for the purposes of the election; or
if in writing, be given at least 48 hours before the start of the meeting at which the election is to be held to the secretary of the management corporation or subsidiary management corporation, or to the convenor of the meeting in the case of the first annual general meeting; and
must state —
the name of the person nominated (called in this Act the candidate); and
the name of the person making the nomination (who may or may not be the candidate).
(4)
A nomination, whether oral or made in writing, made for the purposes of an election at a general meeting of a management corporation or subsidiary management corporation, is effective only if it is accompanied by the consent of the candidate —
given in writing at least 48 hours before the start of the meeting at which the election is to be held to the secretary of the management corporation or subsidiary management corporation, or to the convenor of the meeting in the case of the first annual general meeting; or
given orally at the meeting.
(5)
Any consent by a candidate for election to be a member of the council of a management corporation or the executive committee of a subsidiary management corporation may be effectively withdrawn only by the candidate in person at the general meeting and before the election at the general meeting starts.