Paragraph 2

Treating

(1)

A person shall be guilty of treating if he corruptly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, either before, during or after an election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving or providing, any food, drink, entertainment or provision to or for any person—

(a)

for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to vote or refrain from voting; or

(b)

on account of that person or any other person having voted or refrained from voting, or being about to vote or refrain from voting.

(2)

Every elector or proxy who corruptly accepts or takes any such food, drink, entertainment or provision shall also be guilty of treating.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

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

Notes on Schedule NINTH

Textual amendments

F1: mod. SI 2003/1557