Election Offences Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part IV · Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No person shall, between the date on which the candidates for election are nominated and the time of the declaration by the returning officer of the result of the elec-tions, on behalf of any candidate canvass for votes or address any public meeting held in the constituency, elector-al ward or electoral district, as the case may be, unless he
IS-
not disqualified for appointment as an elec-tion agent under subsection (1) of section 13; and
in possession of a written authority, in the
FormE in the First Schedule, signed by an election agent.
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Every election agent shall, within 48 hours of issuing any authority under subsection (1) of this section, lodge 3 copies of such authority with the proper officer.
In this section "canvass" means soliciting on be-half of any candidate the votes of electors in any constituen-cy, electoral ward or electoral district for or against any candidate or political party at an election by -
visiting electors at their homes or places of work;
convening or organising or assisting in con-vening or organising any public meeting, proces-sion or demonstration;
interviewing members of the public; or
distributing or causing to be distributed any written or printed appeal in favour of or against any candidate or political party.
( 4) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an 35
Appointment of canvassers
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Punishment for conviction for illegal practice
Report ex-onerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practice by agents
Election Offences offence: Penalty, a fine of $6,000 and imprisonment for 2
years.