Section 53

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 the 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 any of his or her election agents.

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.

A person must not, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on polling day 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.