E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities

Section 622 Disposition versions

1998-10-21

622. Every person is guilty of an offence who

(1)  incurs or authorizes an election expense without being the official agent of an authorized party or independent candidate, his deputy or an advertising agency authorized in writing for that purpose by the official agent or, in the case of an election expense contemplated in section 452, without being the official representative of an authorized party or his delegate; or who

(2)  uses, during the election period, goods or services all or part of the cost of which constitutes an election expense contemplated in section 452, without being the official agent of an authorized party, his deputy or a person authorized for that purpose by the official agent.

For the purposes of subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph, the expression “election expense” includes expenses referred to in paragraph 9 of section 453 and the expression “official agent” includes a private intervenor within the meaning of Division VIII.1 of Chapter XIII of Title I, if the private intervenor is an elector, and the representative of such an intervenor if the private intervenor is a group of electors.

1987, c. 57, s. 622; 1998, c. 52, s. 101.

1988-01-01

622. Every person is guilty of an offence who

(1)  incurs or authorizes an election expense without being the official agent of an authorized party or independent candidate, his deputy or an advertising agency authorized in writing for that purpose by the official agent or, in the case of an election expense contemplated in section 452, without being the official representative of an authorized party or his delegate; or who

(2)  uses, during the election period, goods or services all or part of the cost of which constitutes an election expense contemplated in section 452, without being the official agent of an authorized party, his deputy or a person authorized for that purpose by the official agent.

1987, c. 57, s. 622.