Paragraph 27
No person shall by word, message, writing or in any other manner, endeavour to persuade any person to give, or dissuade any person from giving, his vote for a particular candidate at an election.
No person shall, for the purpose of affecting the return of any candidate at an election, make or publish any statement or fact in relation to a candidate or nominator.
No person shall, with intent to influence persons to give or refrain from giving their votes for a particular candidate, use, or aid, abet, counsel or procure the use of, any television or other wireless transmitting station for the transmission of any matter having reference to the election.
No person shall make a payment, or enter into a contract for a payment, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of a candidate at an election 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.
No person shall for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of a candidate:—
print, publish or distribute, or cause to be printed, published or distributed, any bill, placard, poster or document having reference to an election; or
post, or cause to be posted, any such bill, placard, poster or document as aforesaid.
No person shall hold, or procure to be held, a public or private meeting for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of any candidate.
Notes on Schedule
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1977 c. 46. Paragraph 2 of the Schedule was amended by S.I. 1999/2781.