Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Parliamentary Elections (Crisis Management) Regulations 2024

Regulation 2

Definitions

In these Regulations —“adding material” means records of counting and all other documents relating to the adding of votes;“counting material”, in relation to a counting place, means all ballot papers (counted or uncounted) despatched to that counting place and all other documents relating to the counting of votes at that counting place;“counting place for overseas votes” means the place or places directed by the Returning Officer under section 56D(1) of the Act;“disrupted” has the meaning given by regulation 3;“overseas vote” means a vote cast at an overseas polling station or by the postal voting method;“presiding officer”, in relation to a polling station, means any presiding officer for the polling station;“stage of an election” means —

(a)

the nomination proceedings;

(b)

polling;

(c)

the counting of votes (whether cast in a polling station or by the postal voting method);

(d)

the adding of counted votes; or

(e)

the pre-count examination of postal voting papers;“voting material” means —

(a)

the unused and spoilt ballot papers;

(b)

the copies of the register of electors;

(c)

the counterfoils of the ballot papers; and

(d)

the tendered votes list.

Definition

“adding material” means records of counting and all other documents relating to the adding of votes;

Definition

“counting material”, in relation to a counting place, means all ballot papers (counted or uncounted) despatched to that counting place and all other documents relating to the counting of votes at that counting place;

Definition

“counting place for overseas votes” means the place or places directed by the Returning Officer under section 56D(1) of the Act;

Definition

“disrupted” has the meaning given by regulation 3;

Definition

“overseas vote” means a vote cast at an overseas polling station or by the postal voting method;

Definition

“presiding officer”, in relation to a polling station, means any presiding officer for the polling station;

Definition

“stage of an election” means —

(a)

the nomination proceedings;

(b)

polling;

(c)

the counting of votes (whether cast in a polling station or by the postal voting method);

(d)

the adding of counted votes; or

(e)

the pre-count examination of postal voting papers;

Definition

“voting material” means —

(a)

the unused and spoilt ballot papers;

(b)

the copies of the register of electors;

(c)

the counterfoils of the ballot papers; and

(d)

the tendered votes list.