SCHEDULE 6Offences

Personation

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(1)

A person (“A”) commits the offence of personation in the referendum if—

(a)

A votes in person or by post in the referendum as some other person, whether as a voter or as proxy, and whether that other person is living or dead or is a fictitious person, or

(b)

A votes, as proxy, in person or by post in the referendum—

(i)

for a person whom A knows or has reasonable grounds for supposing to be dead or to be a fictitious person, or

(ii)

when A knows or has reasonable grounds for supposing that A's appointment as proxy is no longer in force.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph, a person is deemed to have voted if the person—

(a)

has applied for a ballot paper for the purpose of voting in person, or

(b)

has marked, whether validly or not, and returned a ballot paper issued for the purpose of voting by post.

(3)

A person commits a corrupt practice if the person commits the offence of personation in the referendum or aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of that offence.