s 8F Submission of community declaration
8F.—(1) A person desiring to be elected as President must submit a community declaration in the prescribed form to the Community Committee.[6/2017] (2) A person making a community declaration must make one (and only one) of the following statements:(a) that the person considers himself or herself to be a member of the Chinese community, and wishes to apply for a community certificate stating that the person belongs to the Chinese community; (b) that the person considers himself or herself to be a member of the Malay community, and wishes to apply for a community certificate stating that the person belongs to the Malay community; (c) that the person considers himself or herself to be a member of the Indian or other minority communities, and wishes to apply for a community certificate stating that the person belongs to the Indian or other minority communities; (d) that the person does not consider himself or herself to be a member of the Chinese community, the Malay community, or the Indian or other minority communities.[6/2017] (3) A community declaration must be submitted within the period —(a) starting on —(i) if the office of President falls vacant before the incumbent’s term expires, the date on which the office of President fell vacant; or (ii) in any other case, the date that is 3 months before the expiry of the incumbent’s term; and (b) ending on the date which is 5 days after the date of the writ.[6/2017]