Singapore legislation
Clause 34
Clause 34
Treating
(1)
A person shall be guilty of treating if he corruptly, by himself or by any other person, either before, during or after any referendum directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving any meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing or any money or ticket or other means or device to enable the procuring of any such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing to or for any person —
for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to vote or refrain from voting; or
for the purpose of inducing such person to attend or remain at any referendum meeting; or
on account of any such person or any other person having voted or refrained from voting or being about to vote or refrain from voting at such referendum; or
on account of any such person having attended any referendum meeting.
(2)
A person shall also be guilty of treating if he corruptly accepts or takes any such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing or any such money or ticket or who adopts such other means or device to enable the procuring of such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing.