Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 10

Section 10 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “in the division” in the penultimate line of subsection (3) and substituting the words “in or near the electoral division and at such overseas registration centres”; and (b)by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(4) The Registration Officer may, for the purpose of registering persons as overseas electors, establish such number of overseas registration centres as he considers practicable in any embassy, High Commission, diplomatic mission or consulate of Singapore situated in any territory outside Singapore.”.