# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999, Article 67: No payments for conveyance of voters


If any payment or contract for payment is knowingly made, either before, during or after a Scottish parliamentary election, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the giving of a vote for a candidate or registered party on account of the conveyance of electors or their proxies to or from the poll, whether for the hire of carriages, or for railway fares, or otherwise–
(a) the person making the payment or contract; and
(b) if he knew it to be in contravention of this Order, any person receiving the payment or being a party to the contract,
shall be guilty of an illegal practice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/787/article/67 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-1999/article-67
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