Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill

Clause 9

Amendment of section 30

Section 30 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) Without prejudice to subsection (4), an objection to the nomination paper of a candidate or a group of candidates for election for an electoral division may only be made by —

(a)

another candidate for election for that same electoral division;

(b)

that other candidate’s proposer, seconder or any of his assentors; or

(c)

the one other person (if any) appointed in writing by that other candidate to be present on the day and at the place of nomination.”.