Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Parliamentary Elections (Exemption from section 83(1)(c) and (2)) Regulations 2011
Regulation 4
Exemption for certain activities by family members of candidates
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:
the family member wears, uses, carries or displays an election advertisement that —
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
consists only of permissible electoral matter relating to the candidate or the candidate’s political party;
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;
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;
the family member appears in, or allows his or her voice or image to be used in, an election advertisement that —
relates to the candidate or the candidate’s political party; and
does not contain any statement or action that —
is made by or can reasonably be attributed to the family member; and
endeavours to persuade any person to give, or dissuade any person from giving, his or her vote at the election;
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;
the family member accompanies the candidate for any election activity (including any walkabout, house visits or election rally);
the family member —
accompanies the candidate; and
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);
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;
the family member accompanies or assists the candidate in any work mentioned in regulation 3(c) or (d).
Subregulation 2
In this regulation —
Definition
“election advertisement” means an item of election advertising;
Definition
“family member”, in relation to a candidate, means —
the candidate’s spouse;
the candidate’s child, adopted child or stepchild;
the candidate’s sibling, adoptive sibling, half‑sibling or stepsibling; or
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.