Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
of Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations 2024
Regulation 7
Permit to display traditional election advertising for purposes of section 61G(5)(a) of Act
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 61G(5)(a) of the Act, the Returning Officer must —
for an election in a group representation constituency — issue a permit to each group of candidates at the election; and
for an election in any other electoral division — issue a permit to each candidate at the election.
Subregulation 2
A permit may only include conditions relating to the following matters:
the submission of a copy, image, detailed diagram or drawing of a traditional election advertisement to the Returning Officer, together with the identity particulars required under section 61B(4) of the Act, before the traditional election advertisement is publicly displayed;
the manner of submission for the purposes of sub‑paragraph (a);
the affixing of a stamp allotted to the electoral division and issued by the Returning Officer on a traditional election advertisement for the entire period it is publicly displayed;
the affixing of the permissible electoral matter of the candidate or group of candidates (as the case may be) on a traditional election advertisement for the entire period it is publicly displayed;
the proper securing of a traditional election advertisement that is displayed in a permissible location.
Subregulation 3
The permit must not include any condition on any matter regulated by any other provision in Divisions 1 to 4 under “ELECTION ADVERTISING” of Part 3 of the Act.