s 61I Permissible locations for traditional election advertising display
61I.—(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 relating to 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; (d) the traditional election advertising is publicly displayed in a place which is not a permissible location; and (e) the person knows or has reason to believe that the place is not a permissible location. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) and (e), a permissible location is any premises, or any conveyance, thing or structure, prescribed in the election advertising regulations as a permissible location for the purpose of this section. (3) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that an accused knew or had reason to believe that the content publicly displayed is traditional election advertising as described in subsection (1)(c). (4) 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. (5) To avoid doubt, this section does not entitle any person to display any traditional election advertising on any premises, conveyance, thing or structure —(a) without the consent of the owner of the premises, conveyance, thing or structure; (b) without a licence, permit or other like approval required by or under any other written law; or (c) in a manner or in circumstances as to cause a serious and imminent risk of damaging other property or injuring another individual or an animal if the traditional election advertising does fall.[Act 8 of 2023 wef 14/06/2024]