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Presidential Elections Act 1991 s 42C

Presidential Elections Act 1991 s 42C

s 42C Election advertising ban during cooling-off period

42C.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person publishes, or causes to be published, in Singapore any content, or any thing containing content, at any time during the cooling-off period of an election; (b) the content is or includes election advertising that relates to the election; and (c) the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the content is or includes election advertising that relates to the election. (2) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person publicly displays, or causes to be publicly displayed, any content, or any thing containing content at any time during the cooling-off period of an election; (b) the content is or includes election advertising that relates to the election; and (c) the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the content is or includes election advertising that relates to the election. (3) Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) 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. (4) In this section, “cooling-off period”, in relation to an election, means the period —(a) starting the eve of polling day; and (b) ending with the close of polling on polling day.[Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023]

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