Singapore legislation

Clause 34

of Presidential Elections Bill

Clause 34

Publication of result and statement of poll in the Gazette

(1)

After declaring the result under section 32, the Returning Officer shall forthwith compile a statement of the poll in the prescribed form and shall cause the statement and the name of the person elected to the office of President to be published in the Gazette.

(2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, if the candidate who has been declared elected to the office of President under section 15 or 32 dies before the commencement of his term of office, the Prime Minister shall forthwith issue a fresh writ under section 6 and the provisions of this Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to that writ.