Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Parliamentary Elections (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2006

Regulation 2

Compoundable offences

Amended byS 452/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 452/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 452/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 452/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 49/2025 wef 22/01/2025S 452/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 140/2011 wef 14/03/2011S 452/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 452/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 140/2011 wef 14/03/2011S 452/2024 wef 14/06/2024S 452/2024 wef 14/06/2024

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 109(1) of the Act:

(a)

any corrupt practice under section 61(1)(c)(i) of the Act as in force immediately before 14 June 2024;

(b)

any corrupt practice under section 61(1)(c)(ii) of the Act as in force immediately before 14 June 2024 read with regulation 3 of the Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations (Rg 3) revoked on 14 June 2024;

(ba)any corrupt practice under section 61B(1) or (2) of the Act;

(c)

any offence under section 61C(1) or (2), 61E(1), 61F(2), 61G(2), 61H(1), 61I(1), 61J(1), 61O(2), 71(5), 78C(2), 78D(2), 85(2) or 104(2) of the Act;

(ca)any offence under section 78B(3) of the Act as in force immediately before 14 June 2024;

(d)

any illegal practice under section 74(4) read with section 79 of the Act for failing to transmit, within the time limited by section 74(1) of the Act, the returns and statements respecting election expenses;

(da)[Deleted by S 237/2019 wef 01/04/2019](e)any offence under section 78A(2) of the Act as in force immediately before 14 June 2024 read with regulation 4, 5, 6 or 7(2) of the Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations (Rg 3) revoked on 14 June 2024, as the case may be;

(f)

any offence under section 82(1)(d) or (e) read with section 82(2) of the Act; (g)any offence under regulation 19A(1) or 23(a), (b) or (c) of the Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations revoked on 14 June 2024;

(h)

any offence under regulation 9(1), 12(1), 13(5), 14(1), 15(3) or 17(4) of the Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations 2024 (G.N. No. S 450/2024).