ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) 87 Persons wilfully failing in their duties guilty of offence Any electoral officer or other person who wilfully fails to perform any of the duties which by this Act he or she is required to perform shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level ten. 88 Obstruction of election officials Any person who, knowingly and without just cause, hinders or obstructs— (a) Commissioner; or (c) electoral officer or employee of the Commission; or (c) observer; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 89 Disorderly conduct in polling station (1) Any person who, without lawful excuse⎯ (a) on polling day in any election, enters a polling station without permission from an electoral officer; or (b) wilfully disrupts peaceful voting at a polling station; or (c) wilfully interferes with a voter who is marking his or her ballot paper; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment (2) Any person who on polling day in any election, and in a polling station or in the immediate vicinity of a polling station, is intoxicated by liquor or drugs or violent or disorderly shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 89A Refusal of precautions against double voting Any person who, having applied for a ballot paper in a polling station, refuses without just cause— (a) to undergo a prescribed test to determine whether or not he or she has already voted; or (b) to be marked in the prescribed way; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five. 90 Refusal to leave polling station Any person who, without lawful excuse, refuses or fails to leave a polling station when lawfully required to do so by the presiding officer shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level four or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 91 Destruction or damaging of voters roll or data relating thereto (1) Any person who, with the intention of disrupting or preventing the holding of an election, destroys, damages or conceals— - 64 -