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He shall also publish an advertisement in the Singapore Government Gazette and in at least one newspaper in each of the following languages namely, English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, circulating in Singapore, and drawing the notice of the public to the fact that such document has been prepared and is open for inspection as aforesaid, and he may also publish the same if he thinks fit in any other manner which is, in his opinion, desirable for the purpose of bringing the contents of the document to the notice of those interested.

Any document required to be published shall be kept published

for the prescribed time.

Any failure to publish a document in accordance with these rulex shall not invalidate the document, but this provision shall not relieve the Registrar from any penalty for such a failure.

36.

If any person without lawful authority destroys, mutilates, defaces or removes any notice published by the Registrar in connection with his registration duties, or any copies of a document which have been made available for inspection in pursuance of this Ordinance, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars.

37.

The Registrar shall, without fee, on the application of any person, supply forms of claims and notices of objections.

38.

The Registrar, shall, on the application of any person,

allow that person to inspect, and take extracts from, or on payment of the prescribed fee, supply to that person copies of, the electors lists for any registration in his ward and any claim or notice of objection made under this Ordinance.

39.

Any claim or notice of objection which is under this Ordinance to be sent to the Regis tror may be sent to him by post addressed to him at his office.

Any notice which is required to be sent by the Registrar under this Ordinance to any person shall be sufficiently sent by post to the address of that person as given by him for the purpose, or as appearing on the lists or if there is no such address to his last known place of abode.

40.

The Registrar may require any householder or any person owning or occupying any land or premises within his ward, or the agent or factor of such person, to give, in the prescribed form, any information in his possession which the Registrar may require for the purpose of his duties as Registrar, and if any person fails to give the required information, or gives false information, he shall be liable on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding Two hundred Dollars, Any notice requiring information under this rule may be sent by post.

41.

The Registrar, before registering any person as an elector, may if he thinks it necessary :-

(a) require that person either to produce a certificate of birth

or, if that it is not practicable or convenient, to make a statutory declaration that such person has attained the required age, ond

(b) require that person to produce a certificate of naturalisation or

to make a statutory declaration or to produce other satisfactory evidence that he is a British subject or British Protected subject.

Where a declaration is so required, any fee payable in connection therewith shall be paid by the Registrar as part of his registration expenses, and the declaration shall be exempt from stamp duty.

42.

The Registror shall during business hours allow any person to spect and take a copy of any such declaration.

On the consideration of any clain or objection or other matter by the Registrar, any person appearing to the Registrar to be interested may appear and be heard either in person or by any advocate and Solicitor on his behalf.

43.

The Registror may at the request of any person interested, or if

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