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Voting by prohibited persons and publishing false statements of withdrawal to be illegal.
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(1) If any person votes or induces or procures
any person to vote at an election, knowing that he or such
arson is prohibited, whether by this or any other enactment,
from voting at such election, he shall be guilty of an
illegal practice.
(2) Any person who before or during an election
knowingly publishes a false statement of the withdrawal of
a candidate at such election for the purpose of promoting
or procuring the election of another candidate shall be
guilty of an illegal practice.
(3) Frovided that a candidate shall not be liable,
nor shall his election be avoided, for any illegal practice
under this section camitted without his knowledge and
consent.
Certain false statements concerning a candidate to be an illegal practice.
Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention
Act, 1895, secs.1
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12. (1) Any person who, or the directors of any
body or association corporate which, before or during any
election, shall, for the purpose of affecting the return
of any candidate at such election, make or publish any false
statement of fact in relation to the personal character or
conduct of such candidate shall be guilty of an illegal
practice: Provided that no person shall be deemed to be
guilty of an illegal practice under this section if he can
show that he had reasonable grounds for believing, and did
believe, the statement made by him to be true.
(2) Any person charged with an offence under this
section and the husband or wife of such person, as the case
may be, shall be competent to give evidence in answer to
such charge.
(3) A candidate shall not be liable, nor shall be
subject to any incapacity, nor shall his election be avoided,
for any illegal practice under this section committed by his
agent other than his election agent, unless it can be shown
that the candidate or his election agent has authorized or
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