Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Presidential Elections (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2005
Regulation 2
Compoundable offences
The following offences may be compounded by the Returning Officer, or any officer of the Elections Department who is authorised by the Returning Officer, in accordance with section 84(1) of the Act:
any offence under section 42C(1) or (2), 42E(2), 42F(2), 42G(1), 42H(1), 42I(1), 42N(2), 53(5), 60B(2), 60C(2), 64(1)(d) or (e) (read with subsection (3)), 67(2) or 83(2) of the Act;
(aa)any corrupt practice under section 42(1)(c)(i) of the Act as in force immediately before 1 June 2023;
(ab)any corrupt practice under section 42(1)(c)(ii) of the Act as in force immediately before 1 June 2023 read with regulation 1B of the Presidential Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations (Rg 3) revoked on 1 June 2023;
(ac)any offence under section 60AA(2) of the Act as in force immediately before 1 June 2023 read with regulation 1C, 1D, 1E or 1F(2) of the Presidential Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations revoked on 1 June 2023, as the case may be;
(ad)any offence under section 60A(3) of the Act as in force immediately before 1 June 2023;
any illegal practice under section 56(3) read with section 61 of the Act for failing to transmit, within the time limited by section 56(1) of the Act, the returns and statements respecting election expenses; (ba)any corrupt practice under section 42B(1) or (2) of the Act;
any offence under regulation 14A(1) or 16(a), (b) or (c) of the Presidential Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations revoked on 1 June 2023;
any offence under regulation 9(4), 10(1), 11(2) or 13(4) of the Presidential Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations 2023 (G.N. No. S 470/2023).