s 61H Maximum permissible number for traditional election advertising displayed
61H.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person publicly displays, or causes to be publicly displayed, any traditional election advertising in an electoral division during the campaign period of an election in the electoral division; (b) the person is, or is doing so on behalf of —(i) an individual who is a candidate at the election in the electoral division; or (ii) a political party with one or more candidates at the election in the electoral division; (c) the traditional election advertising relates to the election in the electoral division; and (d) the traditional election advertising is in excess of the maximum permissible number prescribed in the election advertising regulations for traditional election advertising in that same form. (2) Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction by a District Court to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. (3) Strict liability applies to an offence under subsection (1). (4) However, any traditional election advertising which is publicly displayed in any of the following circumstances is not countable for the purposes of subsection (1):(a) the public display of any traditional election advertising within or on an exterior wall or exterior window of the office or committee room of a candidate or group of candidates provided that the traditional election advertising —(i) consists only of permissible electoral matter; and (ii) is solely for the purpose of indicating that the office or room is the office or committee room of the candidate or group; (b) the public display of any traditional election advertising —(i) on an exterior wall or exterior window of any building or part of a building occupied by a political party as its office; (ii) on an exterior wall or exterior window of any building partly occupied by a political party as its office; or (iii) if a building mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) is located in any grounds, on any outer wall, fence or other structure or feature to mark the boundary of those grounds, provided that the traditional election advertising contains only the name or symbol, or both, of the political party concerned and is solely for the purpose of indicating that the office of the political party is or is within the building; (c) the public display of any traditional election advertising within a hall or room that is being or is about to be used for an election meeting; (d) any public display of traditional election advertising in other circumstances prescribed by the election advertising regulations as excluded from subsection (1).[Act 8 of 2023 wef 14/06/2024]