Singapore legislation
Clause 53
Clause 53
Use of motor vehicles at elections
(1)
Subject to this section, a person shall not let, lend, employ, hire, borrow or use any motor vehicle for the purpose of conveyance of electors or voters to or from the poll and a person knowingly acting in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an illegal practice, except that the candidate shall not be liable nor shall his election be avoided for an illegal practice under this subsection committed without his consent or connivance by any person other than his election agent.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall prevent any person from employing a motor vehicle for the purpose of conveying to or from the poll himself or any member of his family.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2), “member of his family” means a person’s spouse, parents and children.
(4)
No person shall between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on polling day park a motor vehicle within 100 metres of any polling station other than a motor vehicle used for the conveyance of any sick, infirm or disabled person for such time as is reasonably necessary to enable the person to cast his vote.
(5)
Any person who contravenes subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100.
(6)
A police officer in uniform may, except as hereinafter provided, arrest without warrant any person in charge of or driving a motor vehicle who has committed or is suspected of having committed an offence under this section.
(7)
The power of arrest under subsection (6) shall not be exercised if either —
such person on the demand of the police officer produces his driving licence so as to enable the officer to ascertain his name and address, the date of issue and the authority by which the licence was issued; or
such person, not being a paid driver or the driver of a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward or for the carriage of goods, gives the officer his name and a place of address within Singapore,except that if the officer has reason to suspect that a name or address so ascertained or given is false he may exercise the power of arrest under subsection (6).