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points raised by members of the group and members of the public as follows :4

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Should there be strict liability for the offence of name-dropping

Under clause 3 of the Bill it is proposed

to create an offence where :#

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under $17(1) a candidate who uses the name of another person or organization in support of

his campaign where neither the candidate the candidate

himself nor his election agent has obtained or

received the prior written consent or

permission of that person or organization, or

that is one offence;

section $17(2) under/***** that a person uses the name of another person or organization in posters,

of

and so on address, bills ete. to support a candidate

where neither the candidate nor his election

agent has obtained or received the prior

consent or permission in writing of that other person or organization.

in some

The proposal/is simple. The candidate or

his election agent must first obtain a written

consent of the supporter, or else he should not use

the supporter's name at all.

The views to be considered

Members of the Kd Koc group are concerned

that where a candidate has received the written

consent of a supporter, who then out of malice or

genuine regret withdraws his support; or if the supporter is an organization (such as a clansman's association) whose office-bearers gave a written

consent in the name of the association without e

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