Session and Chapter. PART-II. PERMANENT. Title of Act. E actments referred to as being the Corrupt Practices Prevention Acts. 30 & 31 Vict. c. 102 - The Representation of the Sections eleven, forty People Act, 1867. The Representation of the The Representation of th The Universities Elec- nine, and fifty. Sections eight and forty-nine. Sections eight and thirteen. Sub-section seventeen of section two. PART III.-ENACTMENTS DEFINING THE OFFENCES OF BRIBERY AND s. 2. PERSONATION. THE CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT, 1854. (17th and 18th Victoriæ cap. 102. secs. 2, 3.) Bribery Defined, The following persons shall be deemed guilty of bribery, and shall be punishable accordingly : (1.) Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, give, lend. or agree to give or lend, or shall offer, promise, or promise to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money or valuable consideration to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person in order to induce any voter to vote or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election: (2.) Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, give or procure, or agree to give or procure, or offer, promise, or promise to procure or to endeavour to procure, any office, place, or employment to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person in order to induce such voter to vote or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election: (3.) Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, make any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement as aforesaid to or for any person, in order to induce such person to procure or endeavour to procure the return of any person to serve in Parliament, or the vote of any voter at any election: (4.) Every person who shall, upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement, procure or engage, promise, or endeavour to procure the return of any person to serve in Parliament, or the vote of any voter at any election: (5.) Every person who shall advance or pay, or cause to be paid, any money to or to the use of any other person with the intent that such money or any part thereof shall be expended in bribery at any election, or who shall knowingly pay or cause to be paid any money to any person in discharge or repayment of anv money wholly or in part expended in bribery at any election. Provided always, that the aforesaid enactment shall not extend or be construed to extend to any money paid or agreed to be paid for or on account of any legal expenses bonâ fide incurred at or concerning any election. s. 3. Bribery further Defined. The following persons shall also be deemed guilty of bribery > and shall be punishable accordingly:: (1.) Every voter who shall, before or during any election, directly THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1867. (30th and 31st Victoriæ cap. 102. sec. 49.) Corrupt Payment of Rates to be Punishable as Bribery. Any person, either directly or indirectly, corruptly paying any rate on behalf of any ratepayer for the purpose of enabling him to be registered as a voter, thereby to influence his vote at any future election, and any candidate or other person, either directly or indirectly, paying any rate on behalf of any voter for the purpose of inducing him to vote or refrain from voting, shall be guilty of bribery, and be punishable accordingly; and any person on whose behalf and with whose privity any such payment as in this section is mentioned is made, shall also be guilty of bribery, and punishable accordingly. THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1868. (31st and 32nd Victoriæ, cap. 48. sec. 49). Corrupt Payment of Rates to be Punishable as Bribery. Any person, either directly or indirectly, corruptly paying any rate on behalf, of any ratepayer for the purpose of enabling him to be registered as a voter, thereby to influence his vote at any future election, and any candidate or other person, either directly or indirectly, paying any rate on behalf of any voter for the purpose of inducing him to vote or refrain from voting, shall be guilty of bribery, and be punishable accordingly; and any person on whose behalf and with whose privity any such payment as in this section mentioned is made shall also be guilty of bribery, and punishable accordingly. THE UNIVERSITIES ELECTIONS AMENDMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1881. (44th and 45th Victoriæ, cap. 40. sec. 2.) Corrupt Payment of Registration Fee to be Punishable as Bribery. 17. Any person, either directly or indirectly, corruptly paying any fee for the purpose of enabling any person to be registered as a member of the general council, and thereby to influence his vote at any future election, and any candidate or other person, either directly or indirectly, paying such fee on behalf of any person for the purpose of inducing him to vote or to refrain from voting, shall be guilty of bribery, and shall be punishable accordingly; and any person on whose behalf and with whose privity any such payment as in this section mentioned is made, shall also be guilty of bribery, and punishable accordingly. THE BALLOT ACT, 1872. (35th and 36th Victoriæ cap. 33. sec. 24.) Personation Defined. A person shall for all purposes of the laws relating to parliamentary and municipal elections be deemed to be guilty of the offence of personation who, at an election for a county or borough, or at a municipal election, applies for a ballot paper in the name of some other person, whether that name be that of a person living or dead, or of a fictitious person, or who, having voted once at any such election, applies at the same election for a ballot paper in his own name. FIFTH SCHedule. Enactments Repealed. NOTE.-Portions of Acts which have already been specifically repealed are in some instances included in the repeal in this Schedule in order to preclude henceforth the necessity of looking back to previous Acts A description or citation of a portion of an Act is inclusive of the words, section, or other part first or last mentioned, or otherwise referred to as forming the beginning or as forming the end of the portion comprised in the description or citation. Session and Chapter. 60 Geo. 3. & 1 Geo. 4. c. 11. & 2 Geo. 4. c. 58. 4 Geo. 4. c. 55. 17 & 18 Vict. c. 102 Title or Short Title An Act for the better regulation of polls, and for making further provision touching the election of members to serve in Parliament for Ireland. An Act to regulate the expenses of election of Members to serve in Parliament for Ireland. An Act to consolidate and amend the several Acts now in force so far as the same relate to the election and return of members to serve in Parliament for the counties of cities and counties of towns in Ireland. The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1854. Extent of Repeal. Section thirty-six. The whole Act except section three. Section eighty-two Section one. Section two, from "and any person so offending" to "with full costs of suit." Section three, from "and any person so offending" to the end of the section. Section four. Section five. Section six. Section seven, from "and all payments" to the end of the section. Section nine, section fourteen, section twenty-three, section thirty six, section thirty-eight from "and the words personal expenses" to the end of the section.and section thirty-nine and Schedule A. |