s 8A Consideration of application
8A.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility in the prescribed form to an applicant if the Committee is satisfied that —(a) the applicant is a person of integrity, good character and reputation for the purposes of Article 19(2)(e) of the Constitution; and (b) the applicant has met the service requirements in Article 19(2)(g) of the Constitution.[6/2017] (2) The Presidential Elections Committee —(a) may, subject to paragraph (b), reject an application if it is not made according to this Act; and (b) must reject an application if the applicant did not submit a community declaration in accordance with Division 3.[6/2017] (3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2)(b) includes a case in a reserved election where the applicant does not state in his or her community declaration that he or she considers himself or herself to be a member of the community to which the election is reserved.[Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023]