# National Security Act 2023, Part 1: Relevant electoral offences

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Offences under the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c.14 (N.I.))
An offence under any of these provisions of Schedule 9 to the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c.14 (N.I.))
Maximum term of imprisonment
Paragraph 1 (bribery)
4 years
Paragraph 2 (treating)
4 years
Paragraph 3 (undue influence)
4 years
Paragraph 4 (personation)
7 years
Paragraph 4A (postal and proxy votes)
7 years
Paragraph 5A (false statements in nomination papers etc)
4 years
Paragraph 26(2) (tampering with nomination papers etc)
7 years
Offences under the Representation of the People Act 1983
An offence under any of these provisions of the Representation of the People Act 1983
Maximum term of imprisonment
Section 60 (personation)
7 years
Section 62A (postal and proxy votes)
7 years
Section 62B (postal and proxy votes: Scottish local government elections)
7 years
Section 65 (tampering with nomination papers etc)
7 years
Section 65A (false statements in nomination papers etc)
4 years
Section 65B (false information in nomination papers etc: Scottish local government elections)
4 years
Section 112A (handling of postal voting documents by political campaigners)
7 years
Section 113 (bribery)
4 years
Section 114 (treating)
4 years
Section 114A (undue influence)
4 years
Section 115 (undue influence in a local government election in Scotland or Wales)
4 years
Offences under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
An offence under any of these provisions of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
Maximum term of imprisonment
Section 54(7) (information about donors)
4 years
Section 54A(5) (false declaration about source of donation)
4 years
Section 54B(3) (false declaration as to residence condition)
4 years
Section 56(3), (3B) or (4) (failure to return donations)
4 years
Section 61 (evading restrictions on donations)
4 years
Section 65(4) (failure to comply with requirements about recording donations)
4 years
Section 66(5) (false declaration in donation report)
4 years
Section 89A (4) or (5) (incurring controlled expenditure in contravention of restriction)
2 years
Section 148 (general offences)
4 years
In Schedule 7 (donations to individuals and members associations)—
paragraph 6A(5) (false declaration as to source of donation)
paragraph 6B(3) (false declaration as to residence condition)
4 years
In Schedule 7A (loans to individuals and members associations)—
paragraph 4A(5) (false declaration as to residence condition)
paragraph 8(9) (facilitating controlled transaction involving unauthorised participant)
4 years
In Schedule 11 (donations to recognised third parties)—
paragraph 6A(5) (false declaration as to source of donation)
paragraph 6B(3) (false declaration as to residence condition)
4 years
In Schedule 15 (donations to permitted participants)—
paragraph 6A(5) (false declaration as to source of donation)
paragraph 6B(3) (false declaration as to residence condition)
4 years

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/32/schedule/1/part/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/schedule-1/part-1
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