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Paragraph 9 Offences as to declarations or forms used for purposes of postal and proxy vote applications

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A person who—

(a)

in any declaration or form used for any of the purposes of this Part of this Schedule makes a statement knowing it to be false, or

(b)

attests an application under paragraph 3 knowing—

(i)

that he or she is not authorised to do so, or

(ii)

that it contains a statement which is false,

is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.