Presidential Elections Act 1991 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1A · Counting of Reserved Elections and Qualifications of President
5A. Reserved elections: how counted
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The Schedule has effect for the purposes of determining whether an election is reserved under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution.
election
“election” means an election for the purpose of electing the President;
After the Returning Officer declares a person to be elected as President, the Returning Officer must add the person, and the community (if any) the person belongs to, to the Schedule.
Returning Officer
“Returning Officer” means the Returning Officer appointed under section 3;
For the purposes of subsection (2) —
if a community certificate was issued to the person, the person is considered to belong to the community stated on the community certificate; and
if no community certificate was issued to the person, the person is considered not to belong to the Chinese community, the Malay community or the Indian or other minority communities.
If a person has been added to the Schedule and the Election Judge subsequently declares that the person’s election is void or that the return of the person is undue, the Returning Officer must remove the entry in the Schedule relating to the election affected by the declaration.
An amendment to the Schedule under subsection (2) or (4) must be made by notification in the Gazette.