Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996)Chapter 5 : Electoral Court21A. Restriction on use of name |
| (1) | No person may use or trade under a name containing the words ‘Electoral Commission’, ‘Independent Electoral Commission’ or the acronym ‘IEC’ for the purposes of elections or the translation thereof in any other official language to— |
| (a) | conduct his, her or its affairs or business, or carry on his, her or its occupation or trade; |
| (b) | be registered or licensed under any law; or |
| (c) | falsely claim to be acting on behalf of the Commission. |
| (2) | No person may, without the prior written authorisation of the Commission, represent or make use of the logos, designs or electoral material used or owned by the Commission. |
| (3) | Any person who contravenes a provision of subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment. |
Section 21A inserted by section 5 of Notice No. 23, GG 42176, dated 21 January 2019 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 1 of 2019)) - effective 6 March 2019 (Proclamation No. 11 of 2019]