596. The following persons are guilty of an offence:(1) every person, other than the official representative, who pays a claim or part of a claim arising from an election expense with the knowledge that the claim or part of the claim is contested by the official agent;
(2) every official representative who pays, otherwise than as provided for in section 473, a claim or part of a claim arising from an election expense with the knowledge that the claim or part of the claim is contested by the official agent.