The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016

Powers of court on conviction of corrupt practice

37.  In section 168 of the 1983 Act(1)—

(a) the reference in subsection (1) to a person who is guilty of a corrupt practice includes a person who is guilty of a corrupt practice under a provision of the 1983 Act as applied by this Schedule,

(b) the reference in subsection (1)(a) to section 60 or 62A includes either of those sections as so applied, and

(c) the reference in subsection (7) to the offence of bribery or treating includes an offence under section 113 or 114 of the 1983 Act as applied by this Schedule.

(1)

Section 168 was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 57 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50); paragraphs 104 and 121 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22); and paragraphs 1 and 11 of Schedule 2 to the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14).