Singapore legislation
Clause 18
Clause 18
Amendment of section 56C
Section 56C of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the word “period” in subsection (2)(i), the words “or, where polling at that polling station is temporarily suspended under subsection (2A), a further period”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection: “(2A) Before making a decision under paragraphs (i) to (v) of subsection (2), the Returning Officer may temporarily suspend the polling at the polling station mentioned in that subsection for a period not exceeding 2 hours for the purpose of determining the decision to be made under those paragraphs.”.