F-2 - Act to govern the financing of political parties

Section 119 Disposition versions

1982-06-30

119. Every official agent who incurs or authorizes election expenses exceeding the maximum fixed by section 109 or files a false return or statement or produces a falsified invoice, receipt or other voucher, or, after the filing of his return, pays a claim otherwise than as permitted by section 116, is guilty of an offence.

Every candidate or party leader who incurs, pays or authorizes any election expenses otherwise than as permitted by this chapter is guilty of an offence.

Every person who authorizes or tolerates or participates in an offence under this section in any manner is guilty of an offence.

Every person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $10 000 or to such a fine and to imprisonment for not more than twelve months.

1977, c. 11, s. 119; 1979, c. 56, s. 306; 1982, c. 31, s. 54.

1980-07-10

119. Every official agent who incurs election expenses exceeding the maximum fixed by section 109 or files a false return or statement or produces a falsified invoice, receipt or other voucher, or, after the filing of his return, pays a claim otherwise than as permitted by section 116, is guilty of an offence.

Every candidate or party leader who incurs, pays or authorizes any election expenses otherwise than as permitted by this chapter is guilty of an offence.

Every person who authorizes or tolerates or participates in an offence under this section in any manner is guilty of an offence.

Every person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1 000 and to imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than twelve months.

1977, c. 11, s. 119; 1979, c. 56, s. 306.

1978-04-01

119. Every election agent who incurs election expenses exceeding the maximum fixed by section 109 or files a false return or statement or produces a falsified invoice, receipt or other voucher, or, after the filing of his return, pays a claim otherwise than as permitted by section 116, shall be guilty of a corrupt practice within the meaning of the Election Act.

A candidate or party leader whose official agent has been guilty of any of the above mentioned acts shall also be guilty of a corrupt practice unless it is established that such action is of no great gravity and could not have affected the result of the election, and that the candidate or party leader had also taken in good faith all possible and reasonable precautions to carry out the election honestly according to the requirements of the law.

A candidate or party leader who incurs, pays or authorizes any election expenses otherwise than as permitted by this chapter shall also be guilty of a corrupt practice.

Every person guilty of a corrupt practice under this section shall be liable to a fine of one hundred to one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one month to twelve months; his election, if he has been elected, shall be null and he shall also incur the disqualification provided in section 418 of the Election Act.

A candidate or party leader found guilty of a corrupt practice committed by his official agent without his knowledge shall be exempt from the fine and imprisonment and shall not incur the disqualification provided by the said section 418.

1977, c. 11, s. 119.