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(1)This section applies where—
(a)a person commits a relevant electoral offence on or after the day on which this section comes into force, and
(b)the foreign power condition is met in relation to the conduct of the person which constitutes the offence (see section 31).
(2)A “relevant electoral offence” is an offence listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (“the table”).
(3)The person is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the specified maximum term or a fine (or both).
(4)The specified maximum term is the term specified in column 2 of the table in relation to the relevant electoral offence.
(5)Where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of 2 or more days, or at some time during a period of 2 or more days, it must be taken for the purposes of subsection (1) to have been committed on the first of those days.
(6)Part 2 of Schedule 1 amends provisions relating to relevant electoral offences.
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