Singapore legislation
Regulation 16
of Housing and Development (Polling for Upgrading Works) Rules
Regulation 16
Polling staff
Subregulation 1
As soon as practicable after a precinct has been declared under section 76(1) of the Act, or after the Minister has approved any proposal to carry out certain special upgrading works in a building or for 2 or more buildings within a precinct, the Minister shall appoint —
a chief polling officer to preside over any poll relating to the precinct or a building within the precinct or (as the case may be) to those special upgrading works; and (b)one or more scrutineers for the purposes of that poll.
Subregulation 2
The Minister may, in addition to the chief polling officer appointed under paragraph (1)(a), appoint one or more deputy chief polling officers to assist the chief polling officer in the performance of his duties under these Rules, and the deputy chief polling officer shall have all the powers and may perform all the duties of the chief polling officer under these Rules.
Subregulation 3
The chief polling officer shall, as soon as practicable after his appointment under paragraph (1)(a) for the purposes of any poll, appoint such polling officers and clerks as may be necessary for the purposes of that poll.
Subregulation 4
No officer of the Board who is appointed under rule 11 to vote on behalf of the Board at a poll shall be appointed as a chief polling officer, deputy chief polling officer, scrutineer, polling officer or clerk for the purposes of that same poll.
Subregulation 5
In this rule, “Minister” includes —
any Second Minister for National Development; and
any Minister of State for the Ministry of National Development.