ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) (ii) to vote or refrain from voting; shall be guilty of the offence of undue influence and liable to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.. (2) Any person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person— (a) makes use of or threatens to make use of any force, violence or restraint upon or against any person; or (b) inflicts or threatens to inflict by himself or herself or by any other person any injury, damage, harm or loss upon or against any person; or (c) does or threatens to do anything to the disadvantage of any person; on account of that person— (i) having signed or refrained from signing a nomination paper; or (ii) having voted or refrained from voting at any election; shall be guilty of the offence of undue influence and liable to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (3) Any person who by abduction, duress or threats or by fraudulent device or contrivance— (a) impedes or prevents the exercise of his or her vote by a voter; or (b) compels, induces or prevails upon a voter either to vote or to refrain from voting at an election; shall be guilty of the offence of undue influence and liable to a fine not exceeding level seven or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 135 … [Repealed] 136 Bribery (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person— (a) gives, lends or procures or agrees to give, lend or procure or offers or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money to or for any person on behalf of a voter, or to or for any other person in order to induce a voter to vote or refrain from voting, or who corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election; or (b) gives, lends or agrees to give or lend, or offers or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money to or for a voter, or to or for any other person on behalf of a voter, or to or for any other person, for acting or joining in any procession or demonstration before, during or after an election; or - 85 -

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