Cap. 363 Art. 108Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice.

(1) Any person who commits the offence of personation, treating, undue influence, or bribery or aids, abets, counsels, or procures the commission of the offence of personation, and any candidate who knowingly makes the declaration, as to election expenses required by regulation 101, falsely, shall be guilty of a corrupt practice and shall be liable, on conviction, in the discretion of the court, to a fine (multa) not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-five euro (€2,325), or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine (multa) and imprisonment, and shall in consequence of such conviction become incapable, for a period of seven years from the date of his conviction of being registered as a voter or voting at an election under the Act, or of being elected a councillor, and if at that date he has been elected councillor, his election shall be vacated from the date of such conviction: Provided that the Minister may, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette specify higher penalties which in no case shall exceed a fine (multa) of twenty-three thousand and two hundred and ninety euro (€23,290).

(2) No prosecution for a corrupt practice shall be instituted without the sanction of the Attorney General.

(3) For the purposes of this Part of these regulations, references to "voting" or to "refraining from voting", or to "giving" or "refraining from giving a vote", shall include references to "voting" or "refraining from voting" in a particular way.