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| (1) No person shall, for the purpose of promoting an election, 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) 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 the number of counting agents referred to in section 51 for each counting centre; | | |
| | (b) a reasonable number of clerks and messengers having regard to the area of the electoral district and the number of electors on the register of electors for such district. | | |
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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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