Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)RegulationsElection Regulations, 2004Chapter 8 : General provisions38. Offences and penalties |
(1) | No person, except for a member of the security services on duty at that voting station, may without the permission of the presiding officer, enter into the boundaries of a voting station while in possession of a fire-arm or of any other weapon identified as a weapon by a member of the security services. |
(1A) | No person may make a photographic or any other form of image of a ballot paper which has been marked by a voter on election day or on a day on which special votes are casted. |
[Regulation 38(1A) inserted by section 8(a) of Notice No. R. 968, GG 37132, dated 6 December 2013]
(2) | Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) or (1A) or any other provisions of these regulations, is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to the payment of a fine or a period of imprisonment not exceeding one year. |
[Regulation 38(1A) inserted by section 8(b) of Notice No. R. 968, GG 37132, dated 6 December 2013]