# Representation of the People Act 1983, Section 170: Conviction of illegal practice on charge of corrupt practice etc.


A person charged with a corrupt practice may, if the circumstances warrant such finding, be found guilty of an illegal practice (which offence shall for that purpose be an indictable offence), and a person charged with an illegal practice may be found guilty of that offence notwithstanding that the act constituting the offence amounted to a corrupt practice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/section/170 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/section-170
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