Offences by Election Officers

Every election officer who– (a) makes, in any record, return or other document which he is required to keep or make under this regulation, any entry which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be false, or does not believe to be true; or (b) permits any person whom he knows or has reasonable cause to believe not to be a blind person or an incapacitated person to vote in the provided for blind or incapacitated persons, as the case may be; or (c) refuses to permit any person whom he knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be a blind person or an incapacitated person to vote in the provided for blind or incapacitated persons, as the case may be; or 114 (d) wilfully prevents any person from voting at the polling station at which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe such person is entitled to vote; or (e) wilfully rejects or refuses to count any ballot paper which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe is validly cast for any candidates in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations; or (f) wilfully counts any ballot papers as being cast for any candidate, which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe was not validly cast for such candidates, shall be guilty of an offence against this regulation and on conviction on indictment, shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding five years.