58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Answer
  • Fines
  • Prison
Source

101. (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided, a person guilty of an illegal practice is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifteen thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months.
Source: Article 101 (1), Representation of the People Act, 1967 (updated 2015)

103. (1) A person guilty of an offence of illegal payment or hiring is on summary conviction liable to a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for six months, and on prosecution for that offence it shall be sufficient to allege that the person charged was guilty of an illegal payment or hiring, as the case may be.
Source: Article 101 (1), Representation of the People Act, 1967 (updated 2015)

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