# Electoral Administration Act 2006, Paragraph 9


(1) Section 62 (offences as to declarations) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) A person who makes a declaration under section 9B(1)(b) above—
(a) except as permitted by this Act, when he knows that he is subject to a legal incapacity to vote, or
(b) when he knows that it contains a statement which is false,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.”
(3) In subsection (2) for “the reference in subsection (1) above to a legal incapacity to vote refers” substitute “ the references in subsections (1) and (1A) above to a legal incapacity to vote refer ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/22/schedule/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-administration-act-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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