Election candidates can apply for post-election vehicular processions from April 23 to May 3
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The permit will cost $50 and applications can be made at the respective police division headquarters corresponding to the electoral divisions.
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SINGAPORE - Election candidates and their agents can apply for police permits from April 23 to May 3 to conduct post-election vehicular processions to thank voters and constituents.
However, the police said on April 23 that processions can be held only after the May 3 Polling Day; that is, from May 4 to May 10 between 7am and 10pm.
The permits cost $50.
Applications for the permits can be made at the Compliance Management Offices at the respective police divisional headquarters which corresponds to the electoral divisions.
The Compliance Management Offices will be open from 8.30am to 6pm on weekdays only.
Applicants will be notified to collect the permit in person when it is ready, the police said.
The police said the issuance of the permits is subject to a range of conditions.
This includes the number of vehicles used for any procession, which shall not exceed the number specified in the permit.
The police also said the person to whom a permit is granted shall not be absent from the procession without reasonable excuse.
Additionally, the vehicular procession shall not deviate from the route or area specified in the permit.
“No singing, music, gongs, drums or music-producing equipment shall be played during the procession unless authorised by the police officer granting the permit,” said the police in a statement.
Similarly, no banners, posters or placards shall be displayed unless authorised by the police officer granting the permit.
The police said vehicles used in the procession should keep moving, unless the driver operating the vehicle is complying with traffic signals or complying with the direction of authorised officers, or undertaking manoeuvres for either personal safety or the safety of other road users.
The police said the vehicles should be driven in a safe manner, taking into account the safety of all passengers.
“The vehicle(s) shall not be driven at a speed exceeding 15kmh when carrying any person who is not in a sitting position on the deck of the vehicle(s),” it said.
The police added that all vehicles used in the processions are required to adhere to the registration and technical requirements that are set out in the Road Traffic Act 1961 as well as its relevant subsidiary legislation.
Hence, the construction of the vehicle or the nature of the advertisement carried shall not cause danger or obstruct other road users.
“A policy of insurance relating to the vehicle(s) with respect to the death of, or bodily injury to, any person caused by or arising out of the use of the vehicle on a road shall be in force at all times,” the police added.
