58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

Pakistan

Pakistan

Answer
  • Fines
  • Prison
  • Deregistration of party
Source

Electoral Act 2017.

Comment

There are different types of palatines/sanctions/prison terms/ dissolution for different types of violations of Election Act 2017; but sections 183, 212 and 213 explain procedure of penalization for political finance violations;  

Section 183. Penalty for illegal practice.—A person guilty of the offence of illegal practice shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both.

Section '212. Dissolution of a political party.—(1) where the Federal Government is satisfied on the basis of a reference from the Commission or information received from any other source that a political party is a foreign-aided political party [...].

Section 213 Effects of dissolution of political party.-(1) where a political party is dissolved under section 212, any member of such political party, if he is a member of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), a Provincial Assembly or a local government, shall be disqualified for the remaining term to be a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), a Provincial Assembly or a local government.
(2) The Commission shall by notification in the official Gazette; publish the names of the members of a political party becoming disqualified from being members of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), a Provincial Assembly or a local government on the dissolution of the political party under section 212

'215 (5) If a political party or parties to whom show-cause notice has been issued under sub-section (4) fails to comply with the provision of section 209 or section 210, the Commission may after affording it or them an opportunity of being heard, declare it or them ineligible to obtain an election symbol for election
to Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)'.

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