Who carries out investigation for election-related criminal offenses?

FOURTEENTHSCHEDULE

(Article 118)

Articles 41 to 62 of the Electoral (Polling)Ordinance (Cap102)

PART V

CORRUPTPRACTICES

57. (1) Any person who commits the offence of personation, treating, undue influence, or bribery oraids, abets, counsels, or procures the commission of the offence ofpersonation, and any candidate or election agent who knowingly makes the declaration,as to election expenses required by article 50, falsely, shall be guiltyof a corrupt practice and shall be liable, on conviction, in the discretion ofthe court, to a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand and one hundredand sixty euro (1,1 6 0 ) , o r t o imprisonment for a term not exceeding sixmonths, or to both such fine (multa) and imprisonment, and shall inconsequence of such conviction become incapable, for a period of seven yearsfrom the date of his conviction of being registered as a voter or voting at anelection under this Ordinance, or of being elected a member, and if at thatdate he has been elected member, his election shall, subject to the provisionsof article 55 of the Constitution of Malta, be vacated from the date of suchconviction.

(2) No prosecution for a corrupt practice shall beinstituted without the sanction of the Attorney General.

(3) For thepurposes of this Part of this Ordinance, references to 'voting' or to'refraining from voting', or to 'giving' or 'refrainingfrom giving a vote', shall include references to 'voting' or'refraining from voting' in a particular way.

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