# The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025, Article 126: Illegal payments or employments

Extent: E+W

(1) A candidate or election agent who is personally guilty of an offence of illegal payment or employment is guilty of an illegal practice.
(2) A person guilty of an offence of illegal payment or employment is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) On prosecution of such an offence, it is sufficient to allege that the person charged was guilty of an illegal payment or employment.
(4) 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/wsi/2025/864/article/126 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/article-126
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