Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000)RegulationsMunicipal Electoral Regulations, 2000Schedule APart VII : General Provisions29. Offences and penalties |
| (1) | No person may make a false statement or furnish false particulars in any application or other document prescribed by these Regulations. |
| (2) | 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 cast. |
| (3) | Any person who contravenes subregulations (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine or imprisonment. |
[Regulation 28B(5) substituted by section 16 of the Amendment to the Municipal Electoral Regulations, 2016, Notice No. 569, GG40020, dated 25 May 2016 - shall come into operation on the date of the commencement of the Local Government: Municipal Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2016, per Notice No. 335, GG40050, dated 3 June 2016]