Singapore legislation

Clause 19

of Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill

Clause 19

Amendment of section 71

Section 71 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (e) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(f)that the candidate intentionally or knowingly made a materially false or misleading statement of fact, or intentionally or knowingly failed to state a material fact, to the Presidential Elections Committee for the purpose of demonstrating his eligibility to be elected as President.”.