Article 123 Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice at parliamentary or local government elections
Subject to the provisions of section 174 of the 1983 Act, but in addition to any punishment as provided by the preceding provisions of that Act—
a person convicted of a corrupt practice under the 1983 Act shall be subject to the incapacities imposed by article 110(1) as if at the date of the conviction he had been reported personally guilty of that corrupt practice, and
a person convicted of an illegal practice under the 1983 Act—
in relation to a parliamentary election, shall be subject to the incapacities imposed by article 110(2)(a), and
in relation to an election under the Local Government Act 1972f1, shall be subject to the incapacities imposed by article 110(2)(b),
as if at the date of the conviction he had been reported personally guilty of that illegal practice.
Section 174 of the 1983 Act shall apply to any incapacity imposed under this article as if the incapacity was imposed under section 160 of that Act.
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