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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS AND REVISION OF REGISTERS

Part III ELECTIONS

UNCONTESTED ELECTIONS

CONTESTED ELECTIONS

POSTPONEMENT AND ADJOURNMENT OF ELECTIONS

CORRUPT PRACTICES

ELECTION AGENT, ELECTION EXPENSES AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES

EXCUSE FOR CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICE

GROUNDS FOR AVOIDING ELECTIONS

Part IV APPLICATIONS FOR AVOIDANCE OF ELECTION

Part V GENERAL

FIRST SCHEDULE Forms

SECOND SCHEDULE Directions for guidance of voters in voting

THIRD SCHEDULE Election expenses

FOURTH SCHEDULE Parliamentary Elections (Application for Avoidance of Election) Rules

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 20/06/2013, you requested for the version in force on 20/06/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 20/06/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 15/04/2011.
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Certain expenditure to be illegal practice
70.
—(1)  No payment or contract for payment shall, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of a candidate at any election, be made —
(a)
on account of the conveyance of electors or voters to or from the poll, whether for the hiring of vehicles or animals of transport of any kind whatsoever, or for railway or other fares, or otherwise; or
(b)
to or with an elector or voter on account of the use of any house, land, building or premises for the exhibition of any address, bill or notice, or on account of the exhibition of any address, bill or notice.
(2)  Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1) —
(a)
where it is the ordinary business of an elector or voter as an advertising agent to exhibit for payment bills and advertisements, a payment to or contract with the elector or voter, if made in the ordinary course of business, shall not be deemed to be an illegal practice within the meaning of this section; and
(b)
where electors or voters are unable at an election to reach their polling stations from their place of residence without crossing the sea or a branch or arm thereof or a river, means may be provided for conveying those electors or voters by sea to their polling stations, or to enable them to cross the river in order to reach their polling stations, and the amount of payment for such means of conveyance may be in addition to the maximum amount of expenses allowed by this Act.