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Part 3 · Elections

61M. Ban on foreigners, etc., publishing or displaying election advertising

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Last amended by an amending law of 2023.

(1)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person, at any time during the election period of an election in an electoral division —

(i)

publishes, or causes to be published, in Singapore; or

(ii)

publicly displays, or causes to be publicly displayed,any content, or any thing containing content;

(b)

the content is or includes election advertising that relates to the election in the electoral division;

(c)

the person is a foreigner or a foreign entity; and

(d)

the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the content is or includes election advertising that relates to the election in the electoral division.

(2)

Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

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