# The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003, Article 126: Illegal payments etc


(1) A person guilty of an offence of illegal payment or employment shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; and on a prosecution for such an offence it shall be sufficient to allege that the person charged was guilty of an illegal payment or employment as the case may be.
(2) A candidate or election agent who is personally guilty of an offence of illegal payment or employment shall be guilty of an illegal practice.
(3) Any person charged with an offence of illegal payment or employment may be found guilty of that offence, notwithstanding that the act constituting the offence amounted to a corrupt or illegal practice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/284/article/126 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2003/article-126
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