Clause 2

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “candidate”, the following definition:“ “certificate of eligibility” means a certificate of eligibility issued under Division 2 of Part II;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Commissioner of National Registration”, the following definitions:“ “community” means —

the Chinese community;

the Malay community; or

the Indian or other minority communities;“community certificate” means a community certificate issued by the Community Committee under Division 3 of Part II;“Community Committee” means the Community Committee established under section 8E;”;

by deleting the words “or group of candidates” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “direct recording electronic voting machine” or “DRE voting machine”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “election”, the following definition:“ “election advertising” means any poster, banner, notice, circular, handbill, illustration, article, advertisement or other material that can reasonably be regarded as intended —

to promote or procure the electoral success of a candidate at an election; or

to otherwise enhance the standing of the candidate with the electorate in connection with that election,and such material is election advertising even though it can reasonably be regarded as intended to achieve any other purpose as well and even though it does not expressly mention the name of the candidate, but excludes any button, badge, pen, pencil, balloon and any other thing prescribed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Registration Officer”, the following definition:“ “reserved election” means an election reserved under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution read with section 5A, but excludes an election which is an open election under section 5B;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Returning Officer”, the following definition:“ “Sub-Committee” means any of the following Sub‑Committees established under section 8E:

the Chinese Community Sub‑Committee;

the Malay Community Sub‑Committee;

the Indian and Other Minority Communities Sub‑Committee;”; and

by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) For the purposes of this Act —

the reference to the electoral success of a candidate at an election is a reference to the return of the candidate at that election;

the reference to the doing of anything mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “election advertising” in relation to a candidate includes a reference to the doing so by prejudicing the electoral prospects of any other candidate or by prejudicing the other candidate’s standing with the electorate; and

the reference to a candidate at an election includes a reference to a person who, on or after the date of the issue of a writ for that election, is declared (by himself or others) as seeking nomination as a candidate at that election.”.