Singapore legislation

Clause 36

of Singapore National Referendum Ordinance

Clause 36

Bribery

The following persons shall be deemed guilty of the offence of bribery: —

(a)

every person who directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, gives, lends, or agrees to give or lend, or offers, promises, or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money or valuable consideration to or for any elector or voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any elector or voter or to or for any other person, in order to induce any elector or voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account of such elector or voter having voted or refrained from voting at any referendum under this Ordinance;

(b)

every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, gives or procures, or agrees to give or procure, or offers, promises, or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure, any office, place or employment to or for any elector or voter or to or for any person on behalf of any elector or voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce such elector or voter to vote or refrain from voting, or corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account of any elector or voter having voted or refrained from voting at any referendum under this Ordinance;

(c)

every person who, directly or indirectly by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, makes any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement as aforesaid to or for any person in order to induce such person to procure or endeavour to procure the vote of any elector or voter at any referendum under this Ordinance;

(d)

every person who upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement procures or engages, promises or endeavours to procure the vote of any elector or voter at any referendum under this Ordinance;

(e)

every person who advances or pays or causes to be paid any money to or to the use of any other person with the intent that such money or any part thereof shall be expended in bribery at any referendum under this Ordinance, or who knowingly pays or causes to be paid any money to any person in discharge or repayment of any money wholly or in part expended in bribery at any such referendum;

(f)

every elector or voter who, before or during any referendum under this Ordinance, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives, agrees, or contracts for any money, gift, loan, or valuable consideration, office, place or employment, for himself or for any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at any such referendum; and

(g)

every person who, after any referendum under this Ordinance, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting or having induced any other person to vote or to refrain from voting at any such referendum.

Clause 36 — Singapore National Referendum Ordinance