Paragraph 12

(1)

F1Except at a local election A person shall be guilty of an illegal practice if—

(a)

he applies for the appointment of a proxy, knowing that he or the person proposed as proxy is subject to a legal incapacity to vote;

(b)

he votes. . . as proxy for a person, knowing that person to be subject to a legal incapacity to vote.

(2)

A person shall be guilty of an illegal practice if he votes as proxy for any one elector—

(a)

at any parliamentary election, more than once in any constituency;

(b)

at a parliamentary general election …F2, in more than one …F3 constituency;

Annotations

F1: Refs. to registration officer, returning officer or electoral officer are to be construed as refs. to Chief Electoral Officer, 1972 NI 13