Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
Amended byS 453/2024 wef 14/06/2024
These Regulations may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 14th March 2011.
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Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011
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- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1954
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About this subsidiary legislation
Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PEA-S139-2011 1954, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1954.
Regulation 2
Definitions
Amended byS 453/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 453/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 453/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 453/2024 wef 14/06/2024
In these Regulations —“assembly centre” means any area or premises designated for a lawful assembly of persons to show support for a candidate at or about the time the results of an election may be declared under section 49(7) or (7E) or 56E(1) of the Act;“authorised person” means a person who is authorised under section 83 of the Act to conduct election activities on behalf of a candidate;[Deleted by S 453/2024 wef 14/06/2024]“permanent resident” means a person who holds a valid entry permit issued under section 10 of the Immigration Act 1959 or a valid re-entry permit issued under section 11 of that Act;“work pass” means a work pass issued by the Controller of Work Passes under section 7 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990.
Definition
“assembly centre” means any area or premises designated for a lawful assembly of persons to show support for a candidate at or about the time the results of an election may be declared under section 49(7) or (7E) or 56E(1) of the Act;
Amended byS 453/2024 wef 14/06/2024
Definition
“authorised person” means a person who is authorised under section 83 of the Act to conduct election activities on behalf of a candidate;
Definition
“permanent resident” means a person who holds a valid entry permit issued under section 10 of the Immigration Act 1959 or a valid re-entry permit issued under section 11 of that Act;
Amended byS 453/2024 wef 31/12/2021
Definition
“work pass” means a work pass issued by the Controller of Work Passes under section 7 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990.
Amended byS 453/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 453/2024 wef 14/06/2024
Regulation 3
Exemption for authorised works
Amended byS 453/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 453/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 453/2024 wef 14/06/2024
Section 83(1)(c) and (2) of the Act shall not apply to prohibit a permanent resident or a person issued with a work pass from carrying out, solely pursuant to a contract for service between an authorised person and a candidate or the candidate’s election agent, any or all of the following work:
(a)
the public display of traditional election advertising;
(b)
the removal of traditional election advertising;
(c)
the setting up of any physical facility at the site of an election rally or an assembly centre;
(d)
the dismantling of any physical facility at the site of an election rally or an assembly centre.
Regulation 4
Exemption for certain activities by family members of candidates
Amended byS 50/2025 wef 22/01/2025
Subregulation 1
Section 83(1)(c) and (2) of the Act does not apply to a family member of a candidate by reason only that the family member engages in one or more of the following activities:
(a)
the family member wears, uses, carries or displays an election advertisement that —
(i)
forms part of any thing mentioned in section 61B(9)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Act or prescribed for the purposes of section 61B(9)(a)(iii) of the Act; and
(ii)
consists only of permissible electoral matter relating to the candidate or the candidate’s political party;
(b)
the family member displays or causes to be displayed an election advertisement mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) outside the candidate’s home or the family member’s home, or both;
(c)
the family member displays or causes to be displayed a traditional election advertisement outside the candidate’s home or the family member’s home, or both;
(d)
the family member appears in, or allows his or her voice or image to be used in, an election advertisement that —
(i)
relates to the candidate or the candidate’s political party; and
(ii)
does not contain any statement or action that —
(A)
is made by or can reasonably be attributed to the family member; and
(B)
endeavours to persuade any person to give, or dissuade any person from giving, his or her vote at the election;
(e)
the family member displays the name of the candidate or the name or symbol of the candidate’s political party in the profile of a social media service used by the family member;
(f)
the family member accompanies the candidate for any election activity (including any walkabout, house visits or election rally);
(g)
the family member —
(i)
accompanies the candidate; and
(ii)
greets, waves to or shakes hands with, any member of the public,while the candidate is engaged in an election activity (including any walkabout, house visits or election rally);
(h)
the family member accompanies or assists the candidate in putting up, removing or adjusting any traditional election advertisement relating to the candidate or the candidate’s political party;
(i)
the family member accompanies or assists the candidate in any work mentioned in regulation 3(c) or (d).
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 50/2025 wef 22/01/2025
In this regulation —
Definition
“family member”, in relation to a candidate, means —
(a)
the candidate’s spouse;
(b)
the candidate’s child, adopted child or stepchild;
(c)
the candidate’s sibling, adoptive sibling, half‑sibling or stepsibling; or
(d)
the candidate’s parent, adoptive parent or step‑parent;
Definition
“permissible electoral matter” has the meaning given by section 61S(1) of the Act;
Definition
“political party”, in relation to a candidate, means the political party to whom the candidate belongs;
Definition
“social media service” has the meaning given by section 61S(1) of the Act;
Definition
“traditional election advertisement” means an item of non‑online election advertising in the form of a banner, flag or poster.
Amended byS 50/2025 wef 22/01/2025
Common questions
- What is Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011?
- Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PEA-S139-2011 1954, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1954.
- Is Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 still in force?
- Yes — Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 is currently in force.
- When did Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 take effect?
- Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 was first recorded in 1954.
- How many regulations does Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 have?
- Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 contains 4 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011?
- The official text of Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.