Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Public Order (Election Meetings and Processions in Presidential Elections) Regulations 2017

Regulation 6

Permit conditions for election meeting

Amended byS 367/2023 wef 31/12/2021S 492/2020 wef 26/06/2020

Every permit for an election meeting is subject to the following conditions, which are deemed to be imposed under section 8(2) of the Act:

(a)

the election meeting must not be held in any place other than the place specified in the permit;

(b)

the election meeting must be held —

(i)

in the case of an election meeting mentioned in regulation 2(a) — only at such place as may be specified in the permit and between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. (both times inclusive); or

(ii)

in the case of an election meeting mentioned in regulation 2(b) — only at such place and between such times as may be specified in the permit;

(c)

there must be no procession to or from the place of the election meeting;

(d)

there must be no provision of any public entertainment within the meaning of the Public Entertainments Act 1958 and no live‑streaming of any event (including the election meeting itself) before, during or after the election meeting;

(e)

the conduct of the election meeting must not obstruct the free passage of persons or vehicular traffic on any public road;

(f)

before, during and after the election meeting, no organiser and no speaker at the election meeting must display or exhibit any banner, flag, poster, placard, photograph, film, sign, writing or other visible representation or paraphernalia, or use indecent, threatening or abusive words or otherwise behave, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned whether immediately or at any time after the election meeting.