Clause 27
Amendment of section 42
of Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 27
Section 42 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1);
(b)
by deleting the words “makes or publishes” in subsection (1)(d) and (e) and substituting in each case the words “knowingly makes or publishes in Singapore”;
(c)
by inserting, immediately after the words “any candidate,” in subsection (1)(d) and (e), the words “content that is or contains”;
(d)
by inserting, immediately after the words “section 56” in subsection (1)(f), the words “or 56A”;
(e)
by deleting paragraph (i) of subsection (1);
(f)
by deleting the words “subsection (1)(c), (d) or (e)” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “subsection (1)(d) or (e)”; and
(g)
by deleting subsections (4) and (5).