Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill

Clause 16

Amendment of section 59

Section 59 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “on polling day” in subsection (1), the words “or on the eve of polling day at an election”;

(b)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) The offence under subsection (3) shall be a seizable offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).”; and

(c)

by deleting the section heading and substituting the following section heading:“Badges, symbols, etc., prohibited on polling day and eve of polling day”.

Clause 16 — Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill