Singapore legislation

Clause 24

of Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill

Clause 24

Amendment of section 75

Section 75 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “with the bills and vouchers relating thereto” in subsection (2)(a);

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) Before permitting the inspection of, or the making of extracts from, any return or statement under subsection (2)(b), the Returning Officer must —

(a)

completely redact the address and contact number of any individual disclosed in the return or statement; and

(b)

partially redact the identity card number of any individual disclosed in the return or statement.”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “the period of 6 months mentioned in subsection (2)(b)” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “one year after the date of publication of the notice mentioned in subsection (1)”.