# The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1987, Paragraph 18


At the end of section 86 (punishment for corrupt withdrawal) there shall be added the words:
“In respect of a petition relating to a local election, this section shall have effect as if for the words from ‘to a fine’ to ‘and such fine’ there were substituted ‘to a fine, or to both, or on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both’.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/168/schedule/1/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-northern-ireland-amendment-order-1987/schedule-1/paragraph-18
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