Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Meaning of “post-election period”
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of this Order, the post-election period of a presidential election means —
a period of 7 days after nomination day in an election under the Presidential Elections Act 1991 if the election is uncontested; or
if the election is contested, a period of 7 days —
after polling day if the Returning Officer declares under section 32(8)(a) or (8D)(a) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991 a candidate to be elected; or
after the day the Returning Officer declares under section 36E(1)(b) of that Act a candidate to be elected following the counting of the votes of overseas electors.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of this Order, the post-election period of a parliamentary election that is a by-election in an electoral division under the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 means —
a period of 7 days after nomination day in the by-election if that by-election is uncontested; or
if the by-election is contested, a period of 7 days —
after polling day if the Returning Officer declares under section 49(7)(a) or (7E)(a) of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 a candidate or group of candidates, as the case may be, to be elected as a Member or Members of Parliament for that electoral division; or
after the day the Returning Officer declares under section 56E(1)(b) of that Act a candidate or group of candidates, as the case may be, to be elected as a Member or Members of Parliament for that electoral division following the counting of the votes of overseas electors.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of this Order, the post-election period of a parliamentary election in an electoral division at a general election under the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 means —
a period of 7 days after nomination day at the general election if the parliamentary election in the electoral division is uncontested; or
if the parliamentary election in the electoral division is contested, a period of 7 days —
after polling day at the general election if the Returning Officer declares under section 49(7)(a) or (7E)(a) of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 a candidate or group of candidates, as the case may be, to be elected as a Member or Members of Parliament for that electoral division; or
after the day the Returning Officer declares under section 56E(1)(b) of that Act a candidate or group of candidates, as the case may be, to be elected as a Member or Members of Parliament for that electoral division following the counting of the votes of overseas electors.