Regulation 130 Payments for exhibition of petition notices

(1)

A payment or contract for payment for the purpose of promoting or procuring the success or failure of a petition may not be made to an elector or their proxy on account of the exhibition of, or the use of any house, land, building or premises for the exhibition of, any address, bill or notice, unless—

(a)

it is the ordinary business of the elector or proxy as an advertising agent to exhibit for payment bills and advertisements; and

(b)

the payment or contract is made in the ordinary course of that business.

(2)

If any payment or contract for payment is knowingly made in contravention of this regulation at any time after the giving of notice under section 5 of the Act (Speaker’s notice)—

(a)

the person making the payment or contract, and

(b)

if that person knew it to be in contravention of this regulation, any person receiving the payment or being a party to the contract,

is guilty of an illegal practice.