Penalty for sitting or voting when unqualified
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47.—(1) Any person who sits or votes in the Legislative Assembly knowing or having reasonable grounds for knowing that he or she is not entitled to do so shall, if the Attorney General refers the matter to the Assembly and the Assembly so decides, be liable to such fine as may be determined by the Assembly; but no such fine shall exceed the maximum from time to time provided for by the Standing Orders of the Assembly.
(2) Any such penalty shall be recoverable by civil action in the Supreme Court at the suit of the Attorney General.