Clause 9

by inserting, immediately after the word “section” in subsection (1)(d), the words “27A or”; and

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) No objection to a nomination paper shall be allowed —

unless it is made to the Returning Officer between 11 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on the day of nomination; or

on the ground that a group seeking election in any constituency designated under section 8A(1)(b) does not consist of at least a person belonging to the Malay community or a person belonging to any minority community other than the Malay community as required under section 27A(4), if any candidate in that group has delivered to the Returning Officer under section 27B(3)(b) a certificate issued to the candidate under section 27A(6).”.