ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ paid within the time limit and to be an exception to the provisions of this Part requiring claims to be paid by the chief election agent. (7) The court, on application by the person making the claim referred to in subsection (1) or by the candidate or his or her chief election agent, may, if cause is shown to its satisfaction, by order, give leave for the payment by a candidate or his or her chief election agent of a disputed claim or of a claim for any election expenses, although sent in after the expiry of the time limit referred to in subsection (2) for sending in claims, or although the claim was sent in to the candidate and not to the chief election agent, and any payment made in pursuance of such order shall be deemed to be made within the time limited by this section. (8) Where the court reports that it has been proved to it by a candidate that any payment made by a chief election agent in contravention of this section was made without the sanction or connivance of such candidate, the election of such candidate shall not be void nor shall he or she be subject to any incapacity under this Act by reason only of such payment having been made in contravention of this section. 100 Limit of personal expenses that candidates may incur (1) The candidate at an election may pay any personal expenses incurred by him or her on account of or in connection with or incidental to that election, to a prescribed amount, but any further expenses so incurred shall be paid by or through his or her chief election agent. (2) Any expenses incurred and paid by supporters of a candidate in travelling or living at hotels or elsewhere for the purposes of and in relation to an election shall not be deemed to be expenses incurred in the interests of the candidate. (3) A candidate shall send to his or her chief election agent within the time limited by section ninety-nine for sending in claims a written statement of the amount of personal expenses paid by him or her under this section, giving the principal details of expenditure. (4) Any person, if so authorised in writing by the chief election agent of the candidate, may pay any necessary stationery, postage, telegrams, telefacsimiles, electronic mails and other petty expenses to a total amount not exceeding that specified in the authority, but any excess above the total amount so specified shall be paid by the chief election agent. (5) A person who has made any payment in terms of subsection (4) shall send to the chief election agent, within the time limited by section ninety-nine for the sending in of claims, a statement giving particulars of such payments, supported by documentary evidence thereof. (6) Any person who— (a) fails to send a statement in terms of subsection (3) or (5); or (b) makes a statement that is false in a material particular in any statement sent in terms of subsection (3) or (5); shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 101 Claims by chief election agents This Part shall apply to a claim by a chief election agent for his or her remuneration and to the payment thereof in the same manner as if he or she were any other creditor, and if any difference arises respecting the amount of such claim, the claim shall be a disputed claim within the meaning of this Part, and be dealt with accordingly. PART XVII PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELECTIONS TO OFFICE OF PRESIDENT [102 When election to office of President to be held] [Section repealed by s. 59 of Act No. 17 of 2007] 101