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 —

(a)

for an election in a group representation constituency — issue a permit to each group of candidates at the election; and

(b)

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:

(a)

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;

(b)

the manner of submission for the purposes of sub‑paragraph (a);

(c)

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;

(d)

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;

(e)

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.