Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
of Presidential Elections (Crisis Management) Regulations 2023
Regulation 10
Crisis management powers during nomination proceedings
Subregulation 1
The Returning Officer may exercise any crisis management power in paragraph (2) if, at any time during the nomination proceedings for an election, the Returning Officer is of the opinion that nomination proceedings are or are likely to be disrupted.
Subregulation 2
The Returning Officer may —
temporarily suspend the nomination proceedings for a specified period (which must not exceed 2 hours), with or without specifying another location for the nomination proceedings; or
adjourn and postpone the nomination proceedings to a specified date (which must be no later than one month after the date of the writ), with or without specifying another location for the nomination proceedings.
Subregulation 3
If the Returning Officer exercises a crisis management power in paragraph (2), the Returning Officer must specify all of the following matters:
a period, after the nomination proceedings resume, for the Returning Officer to receive nomination papers;
a period, after the nomination proceedings resume, for the making of objections to any nomination paper;
the latest time, after the nomination proceedings resume, by which a candidate —
must make a deposit under section 10 of the Act;
may correct errors or omissions in the nomination papers under section 11A of the Act; and
may withdraw his or her candidature under section 13 of the Act;
the latest time, after the nomination proceedings resume, by which a candidate must make an indication regarding his or her name under section 11(5) of the Act.
Subregulation 4
The periods and times specified under paragraph (3) must comply with the following provisions:
the total period for receiving nomination papers must not be less than one hour;
the total period for the making of objections to any nomination paper must not be less than 90 minutes;
the time specified under paragraph (3)(c) must not be earlier than the end of the period specified under paragraph (3)(a);
the time specified under paragraph (3)(d) must not be earlier than 30 minutes after the end of the period specified under paragraph (3)(b);
in the case of a temporary suspension under paragraph (2)(a), all nomination proceedings must be concluded in one day;
in the case of an adjournment and postponement under paragraph (2)(b), the resumed nomination proceedings must be concluded in one day.
Subregulation 5
The exercise of any crisis management power in this regulation does not affect references in the Act to nomination day for the purposes of —
Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 2 of the Act (relating to certificates of eligibility and community declarations); or
any other thing done before nomination day.