C10C17C16C18C19C20C21C22C23C24C25Part II The Election Campaign

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Pt. 2 (ss. 67-119) applied with modifications (E.W.) by The Parish and Community Meetings (Polls) Rules 1987 (S.I. 1987/1), Rules, 2, 6

Pt. 2 (ss. 67-119) applied with modifications (E.W.) by The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 (S.I. 1986/2215), Rules 2, 9 (which S.I. was revoked (2.1.2007) by S.I. 2006/3305, rule 1(4), Sch. 1)

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Pts. 2, 3 applied (with modifications) (W.) (17.12.2021) by The Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/1460), rules 1, 6(1) (with rule 2)

Bribery, treating and undue influence

C2C3C1C4C5C6C7C8C9C11C12C13C14C15114 Treating.

1

A person shall be guilty of a corrupt practice if he is guilty of treating.

2

A person shall be guilty of treating if he corruptly, by himself or by any other person, either before, during or after an election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving or providing, any meat, drink, entertainment or provision to or for any person—

a

for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to vote or refrain from voting; or

b

on account of that person or any other person having voted or refrained from voting, or being about to vote or refrain from voting.

3

Every elector or his proxy who corruptly accepts or takes any such meat, drink, entertainment or provision shall also be guilty of treating.