Singapore legislation
Clause 37
Clause 37
Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice
(1)
Every person who —
commits the offences of personation, or aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of the offence of personation; or
commits the offence of treating, undue influence or bribery,shall be guilty of a corrupt practice, and shall on conviction by a District Court be liable, in the case of an offence referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection, to a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and such imprisonment, and, in any other case, to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
Every person who is convicted of a corrupt practice shall become incapable for a period of seven years from the date of his conviction of being registered as an elector or of voting at any referendum under this Ordinance or of voting at any election under the Singapore Legislative Assembly Elections Ordinance (Cap. 53) or of being elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly, and if at that date he is a Member of the Legislative Assembly, his seat shall be vacated from the date of such conviction.
(3)
A prosecution for a corrupt practice shall not be instituted without the sanction of the State Advocate-General:Provided that nothing herein shall prevent any police officer from exercising the powers conferred upon him by Chapter XIII of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 132) in the case of non-seizable offences or from exercising his powers to prevent a continuance of any corrupt practice.