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(1)Any person who, with intent either before or during an election, either directly or indirectly influences another person to vote or to refrain from voting for any candidate, or gives, provides or causes to be given or provided any money, gift or other consideration to another person, to influence that person's voting, commits an illegal practice of the offence of bribery.
(2)Any person receiving any money, gift or consideration under section (1) commits the offence of illegal practice under that subsection.
(3)Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the provision of refreshments or food—
(a)offered by a candidate or a candidate's agent at a candidate's campaign planning and organisation meeting;
(b)offered by any person other than a candidate or a candidate's agent at a candidate's campaign planning and organisation meeting.
(4)A candidate or candidate's agent who, by himself or herself or any other person, directly or indirectly, before the close of polls on polling day offers, procures or provides or promises to procure or provide alcoholic beverages to any person commits an offence of illegal practice.
(5)Any person who commits any offence stipulated in this section is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five currency points or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.
You must not give or receive money, gifts, or other considerations to influence someone's vote in local government elections. Doing so is the offence ...
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