SCHEDULE 7

Offences

Payments to voters for exhibition of referendum notices
9
1
No payment or contract for payment may, for the purposes of promoting a particular outcome in the referendum, be made to a voter on account of—
a
the exhibition of, or
b
the use of any house, land, building or premises for the exhibition of,
any bill, advertisement or notice.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if—
a
it is the ordinary business of the voter to exhibit bills, advertisements or notices for payment, and
b
the payment or contract is made in the ordinary course of that business.
3
If a payment or contract for payment is knowingly made in contravention of sub-paragraph (1) (whether before, during or after the referendum), each of the following persons commits an offence—
a
the person who makes the payment or enters into the contract,
b
the person who receives the payment or is a party to the contract (if the person knows the payment or contract is in contravention of sub-paragraph (1)).
4
An offence under sub-paragraph (3) is an illegal practice.