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| | (a) commits the offence of personation, or aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of the offence of personation ; or | | |
| | (b) commits the offence of treating, undue influence or bribery ; or | | |
| | (c) makes or publishes, before or during an election, for the purpose of affecting the result of that election, any false statement of fact in relation to the personal character or conduct of any candidate; or | | |
| | (d) makes or publishes, before or during an election, for the purpose of affecting the result of that election, any false statement of the withdrawal of any candidate at such election, | | |
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| (2) Every person who is convicted of a corrupt practice shall, by conviction, become incapable for a period of seven years from the date of his conviction of being registered as an elector or of voting at any election under this Act or of being elected as a Member of Parliament, and if at that date he has been elected as a Member of Parliament, his election shall be vacated from the date of such conviction. |
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| (3) A prosecution for a corrupt practice shall not be Instituted without the sanction of the Attorney-General. |
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