| (1) | The Electoral Court has final jurisdiction in respect of all electoral disputes and complaints about infringements of the Code, and no decision or order of the Electoral Court is subject to appeal or review. |
| (2) | If a court having jurisdiction by virtue of section 20(4)(b) of the Electoral Commission Act finds that a person or registered party has contravened a provision of Part 1 of this Chapter it may in the interest of a free and fair election impose any appropriate penalty or sanction on that person or party, including— |
| (b) | a fine not exceeding R200 000; |
[Section 96(2)(c) substituted by section 15 of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| (d) | an order prohibiting that person or party from— |
| (i) | using any public media; |
| (ii) | holding any public meeting, demonstration, march or other political event; |
| (iii) | entering any voting district for the purpose of canvassing voters or for any other election purpose; |
| (iv) | erecting or publishing billboards, placards or posters at or in any place; |
| (v) | publishing or distributing any campaign literature; |
| (vi) | electoral advertising; or |
| (vii) | receiving any funds from the State or from any foreign sources; |
| (e) | an order imposing limits on the right of that person or party to perform any of the activities mentioned in paragraph (d); |
| (g) | an order reducing the number of votes cast in favour of that person or party; |
| (h) | an order disqualifying the candidature of that person or of any candidate of that party; or |
| (i) | an order cancelling the registration of that party. |
| (3) | Any penalty or sanction provided for in this section will be in addition to any penalty provided for in Part 3 of this Chapter. |
