Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Singapore Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 5

Section 5 of the Singapore Parliament Elections Ordinance (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby amended —

(a)

by inserting immediately after the word “person'' appearing in the third line of subsection (2) thereof the words “who is a citizen of Singapore and”;

(b)

by deleting the expression “Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1955” appearing in the sixth line of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “National Registration Act, 1965”;

(c)

by deleting the marginal reference “Ord. 32 of 1955” and substituting therefor “Act 11 of 1965”;

(d)

by deleting the words “on the counterfoil of such identity card” appearing in the third and fourth lines of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the words “in the register maintained by the Commissioner of National Registration”; and

(e)

by deleting the words “on the counterfoil of such identity card” appearing in the second and third lines of paragraph (c) of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the words “in the register maintained by the Commissioner of National Registration”.

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