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ELECTIONS (CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL
CONDUCT) ORDINANCE

Ord. No. 10 of 2000
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Section
Page
PART 3
Illegal Conduct
22.
What penalties can be imposed for illegal conduct at elections?
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A235
23.
Illegal conduct for persons other than candidates and election expense agents to incur election expenses
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24.
Illegal conduct for candidate to incur election expenses exceeding prescribed amount
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25.
Illegal conduct to publish false statement that a person is or is not a candidate
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26.
Illegal conduct to publish false or misleading statements about a candidate
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27.
Illegal conduct to publish election advertisement that includes false claim of support
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A241
28.
Court empowered to restrain person from repeating certain illegal conduct
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PART 4
Court Proceedings Relating to Corrupt and Illegal Conduct
29.
Interpretation: Part 4
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30.
Court to declare candidate to be elected in certain circumstances despite corrupt or illegal conduct by agents
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31.
Court may make orders relieving candidates from consequences of certain illegal conduct
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32.
Witness who is party to corrupt or illegal conduct not to be regarded as accomplice
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PART 5
Electoral Advertising
33.
Interpretation: Part 5
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34.
Offence to publish election advertisements that do not meet certain requirements
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35.
Court may grant relief in certain circumstances if election advertisements do not meet requirements
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PART 6
Election Returns
36.
Interpretation: Part 6
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37.
Candidate to lodge election return with appropriate authority
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38.
Offence to fail to lodge election return
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39.
Offence to act in office or participate in affairs of body if no election return is lodged
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