Section 71

Subject to this section, a person must not let, lend, employ, hire, borrow or use any motor vehicle for the purpose of conveyance of electors or voters to or from the poll.

A person knowingly acting in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an illegal practice except that a candidate shall not be liable, nor shall the candidate’s election be avoided, for an illegal practice under this subsection committed without his or her consent or connivance by any person other than his or her election agent.

The court before whom a person is convicted under subsection (1A) may, if the court thinks it just in the circumstances of the case, mitigate or entirely remit any incapacity imposed by virtue of section 79.

Nothing in this section prevents any person from employing a motor vehicle for the purpose of conveying to or from the poll himself or herself, or any member of his or her family.

In subsection (2), “member of his or her family” means a person’s spouse, parents and children.

Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on polling day, a person must not park a motor vehicle within 100 metres of any polling station other than a motor vehicle used for the conveyance of any sick, infirm or disabled person for such time as is reasonably necessary to enable the person to cast his or her vote.

Any person who contravenes subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.

The illegal practice and the offence under subsections (1A) and (4), respectively, are each an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.