Schedules

Schedule 1Foreign interference in elections

I1I2Part 1Relevant electoral offences

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 1 Pt. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see 100(1)

I2

Sch. 1 Pt. 1 in force at 20.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)

Offences under the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c.14 (N.I.))

An offence under any of these provisions of Schedule 9 to the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c.14 (N.I.))

Maximum term of imprisonment

Paragraph 1 (bribery)

4 years

Paragraph 2 (treating)

4 years

Paragraph 3 (undue influence)

4 years

Paragraph 4 (personation)

7 years

Paragraph 4A (postal and proxy votes)

7 years

Paragraph 5A (false statements in nomination papers etc)

4 years

Paragraph 26(2) (tampering with nomination papers etc)

7 years

Offences under the Representation of the People Act 1983

An offence under any of these provisions of the Representation of the People Act 1983

Maximum term of imprisonment

Section 60 (personation)

7 years

Section 62A (postal and proxy votes)

7 years

Section 62B (postal and proxy votes: Scottish local government elections)

7 years

Section 65 (tampering with nomination papers etc)

7 years

Section 65A (false statements in nomination papers etc)

4 years

Section 65B (false information in nomination papers etc: Scottish local government elections)

4 years

Section 112A (handling of postal voting documents by political campaigners)

7 years

Section 113 (bribery)

4 years

Section 114 (treating)

4 years

Section 114A (undue influence)

4 years

Section 115 (undue influence in a local government election in Scotland or Wales)

4 years

Offences under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

An offence under any of these provisions of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

Maximum term of imprisonment

Section 54(7) (information about donors)

4 years

Section 54A(5) (false declaration about source of donation)

4 years

Section 54B(3) (false declaration as to residence condition)

4 years

Section 56(3), (3B) or (4) (failure to return donations)

4 years

Section 61 (evading restrictions on donations)

4 years

Section 65(4) (failure to comply with requirements about recording donations)

4 years

Section 66(5) (false declaration in donation report)

4 years

Section 89A (4) or (5) (incurring controlled expenditure in contravention of restriction)

2 years

Section 148 (general offences)

4 years

In Schedule 7 (donations to individuals and members associations)—

  • paragraph 6A(5) (false declaration as to source of donation)

  • paragraph 6B(3) (false declaration as to residence condition)

4 years

In Schedule 7A (loans to individuals and members associations)—

  • paragraph 4A(5) (false declaration as to residence condition)

  • paragraph 8(9) (facilitating controlled transaction involving unauthorised participant)

4 years

In Schedule 11 (donations to recognised third parties)—

  • paragraph 6A(5) (false declaration as to source of donation)

  • paragraph 6B(3) (false declaration as to residence condition)

4 years

In Schedule 15 (donations to permitted participants)—

  • paragraph 6A(5) (false declaration as to source of donation)

  • paragraph 6B(3) (false declaration as to residence condition)

4 years