Singapore legislation

Clause 36

of Political Donations Bill

Clause 36

Related amendments to Parliamentary Elections Act

(1)

Section 27 of the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap. 218) is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) Every candidate shall, at the time of his nomination, deliver to the Returning Officer —

(a)

a statutory declaration of his qualifications and subscribed by the candidate in Form 10 in the First Schedule; and

(b)

a political donation certificate issued to him by the Registrar of Political Donations under section 18(4) of the Political Donations Act 2000.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “subsection (3)” in subsection (3A) and substituting the words “subsection (3)(a) or the political donation certificate which is required by subsection (3)(b) to be delivered”.

(2)

Section 27B(3) of the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap. 218) is amended by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a) and, by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(aa)a political donation certificate issued to him by the Registrar of Political Donations under section 18(4) of the Political Donations Act 2000; and”.

(3)

Section 29 of the Parliamentary Elections Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “statutory declarations” in the 3rd line of subsection (1), the words “, political donation certificates issued by the Registrar of Political Donations”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “Every” in subsection (2), the word “such”.