“(ca)

in the case of an offence under paragraph 26A of Schedule 9, on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both;”;

“26A

(1)

A person who—

(a)

is with another person at a polling booth, and

(b)

intends to influence that other person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting,

commits an offence.

(2)

A person who—

(a)

is near a polling booth when another person is at that booth, and

(b)

intends to influence that other person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting,

commits an offence.

(3)

For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)

a “polling booth” is a compartment in a polling station in which voters can mark votes screened from observation;

(b)

assisting a person with voting, in accordance with rule 36 of Schedule 5 or any other legislation, is not influencing that person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting;

(c)

a person may be near one polling booth while at a different polling booth.”