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Article 111 Penalty for corrupt withdrawal and breach of article 110

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If a person makes any agreement or terms, or enters into any undertaking, in relation to the withdrawal of an Assembly election petition, and such agreement, terms or undertaking—

(a)

is or are for the withdrawal of the petition in consideration of any payment, or in consideration that the seat should at any time be vacated, or in consideration of the withdrawal of any other election petition, or

(b)

is or are (whether lawful or unlawful) not mentioned in the affidavits referred to in article 110,

he shall be liable—

(i)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to a fine, or to both, or

(ii)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.