Clause 1
Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Act 1991 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
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Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill
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- Type
- Bill
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1991
- Sections
- 8
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About this bill
Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 1 1991, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1991.
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Parliamentary Elections Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended by deleting the words “3 candidates” in the definition of “group” and substituting the words “3 or 4 candidates”.
Clause 3
Amendment of section 8A
Section 8A of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the word “constituency” in subsection (1)(a), the words “and designate that constituency as a constituency in which any election is to be held on the basis of a group of 3 candidates, or on the basis of a group of 4 candidates”;
(b)
by deleting the words “the 3 candidates” in subsection (1)(b)(i) and (ii) and substituting in each case the words “the candidates”; and
(c)
by deleting the word “one-half” in the third line of subsection (2) and substituting the word “three-quarters”.
Clause 4
Amendment of section 22
Section 22 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Each group representation constituency shall return 3 or 4 Members to serve in Parliament as designated for that constituency by the President under section 8A(1)(a).”.
Clause 5
Amendment of section 27A
Section 27A of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “3 candidates” in subsections (2) and (3) and substituting in each case the words “3 or 4 candidates as designated for that constituency by the President under section 8A(1)(a)”; and
(b)
by deleting the words “the 3 candidates” in subsection (4)(a) and (b) and substituting in each case the words “the candidates”.
Clause 6
Amendment of section 27B
Section 27B(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the word “two” in the fourth line and substituting the word “the”.
Clause 7
Amendment of section 69
Section 69 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1A) and substituting the following subsection:“(1A) In relation to a candidate at an election in any group representation constituency, the reference to 50 cents for each elector on the register in subsection (1) shall be read as a reference to 50 cents for each elector based on —
(a)
one-third of the number of electors on the register for that constituency where the group is a group of 3 candidates; or
(b)
one-quarter of the number of electors on the register for that constituency where the group is a group of 4 candidates.”.
Clause 8
Amendment of section 95
Section 95(2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the word “two” in the fourth line.
Common questions
- What is Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill?
- Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 1 1991, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1991.
- Is Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill still in force?
- Yes — Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill is currently in force.
- When did Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill take effect?
- Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill was first recorded in 1991.
- How many clauses does Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill have?
- Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill contains 8 clauses.
- Where can I read the official version of Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill?
- The official text of Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.