75. Publication of receipt of return, etc.

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2023. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

When the Returning Officer has received any return respecting election expenses and the statements made in respect thereof under section 74(1) or 74A(1), the Returning Officer must, as soon as possible, cause a notice of the date on which the return and statements in question were received by the Returning Officer and of the online location maintained by the Government at which they can be inspected, to be published in the Gazette and published in Singapore in any other manner that will secure adequate publicity in Singapore for the contents of the notice.

(2)

The Returning Officer must —

(a)

preserve all such returns and statements; and

(b)

ensure that, for a period of 6 months starting the date the notice is published under subsection (1) in the Gazette, the online location specified in that notice is accessible at all times so that any person may inspect those returns respecting election expenses and statements at that online location.

(c)

[Deleted by Act 8 of 2023 wef 14/06/2024]

(2A)

Before permitting the inspection of 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.

(3)

After the end of one year after the date of publication of the notice mentioned in subsection (1), those documents may be destroyed or returned to the candidate if application for their return is made by the candidate before they are destroyed.