Singapore legislation
Clause 12
Clause 12
New section 48A
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 48, the following section:“Counting places48A.—
The Returning Officer may —
direct that the votes cast at any polling station or stations for an electoral division be counted at such counting place for that electoral division (which may or may not be a polling station) and time as he may specify; and
where more than one counting place is specified for an electoral division under paragraph (a), direct that the total number of votes given to each candidate or group of candidates at the poll be ascertained at a principal counting place for that electoral division (which may or may not be a counting place for that division) and time as he may specify.(2) The Returning Officer shall give notice in writing of his direction under subsection (1) to each candidate or his election agent not less than 2 clear days before polling day.”.