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| (1) No person shall, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of a candidate at an election under this Act, be engaged or employed for payment or promise of payment for any purpose or in any capacity whatever, except for the purpose or in the capacities following :
| | (a) one election agent and no more; | | |
| | (b) one authorized agent in respect of each electoral district; | | |
| | (c) one divisional agent in respect of each polling division ; | | |
| | (d) a reasonable number of polling agents for each polling district having regard to the need to revoke the appointment of any polling agent for that polling district during the poll and not more than five counting agents for each counting centre; | | |
| | (e) a reasonable number of clerks and messengers. | | |
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| (2) Subject to such exception as may be allowed in pursuance of this Act, if any person is engaged or employed in contravention of this section, either before, during, or after an election, the person engaging or employing him shall be guilty of an illegal practice. |
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