Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Presidential Elections (Crisis Management) Regulations 2023
Regulation 18
Modifications of references to polling day in Act
If the poll for an election is to be conducted on 2 or more days as a result of the exercise of a crisis management power in regulation 12 —
a reference to polling day in the following provisions of the Act is to be read as a reference to the latest day on which polling is to be conducted:Section 26(11) (restoration of name to register)Section 42C(4) (cooling‑off period)Section 42R(1) (definition of “election period”)Section 50(4) (order to amend maximum expenses)Section 60B(1) (blackout period for election survey results)Section 62A(2) (restrictions on election meetings)Section 63(1) (prohibition of dissuasion from voting)Section 81B(2) (restrictions on making regulations); and
a reference to polling day in the following provisions of the Act is to be read as a reference to each day on which polling is to be conducted:Section 53(4) (prohibition against parking)Section 58(1) (reasonable period for employees to vote)Section 59(1) (prohibition of badges, symbols, etc.)Section 60C(1) (exit polls ban)Section 62(1) and (5) (prohibition of canvassing)Section 62A(1) (restrictions on election meetings)Section 64(1) (undue influence at or near polling station)Section 66 (unlawful assembly).