58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

Sanctions found relate only to the offences of bribery and treating in relation to elections

45 Penalty for bribery, treating and undue influence

Any person who is guilty of bribery, treating or undue influence is guilty of an offence of corrupt practice and is liable to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months.

Source: Article 45, Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Act, as amended to 2015

41 Corrupt practice

(1) No election shall be valid if any corrupt or illegal practice is committed in connection therewith by the candidate elected or his agent.

(2) Where on an election petition it is shown that corrupt or illegal payments, employments or hiring committed in reference to the election for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of any person thereat have been so widespread that they may be reasonably supposed to have affected the result, his election, if he has been elected, shall be void and he shall be incapable of being elected to fill the vacancy for which the election was held.

Source: Article 41, Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Act, as amended to 2015

Any person who is convicted of a corrupt practice shall in addition to any other punishment, be incapable during a period of 5 years from the date of his conviction —

(a) of being registered as an elector or of voting at any election;

(b) of being elected as a member of Parliament, or if elected before his conviction, of retaining his seat as such member.

Source: Article 51, Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Act, as amended to 2015