Elections and representation of the people
492 criminal offences created by 74 statutory instruments.
492offences
74instruments
66%strict liability
This subject is one this project added. The catalogue it extends drew its subjects from where strict liability is discussed — road traffic, food, health and safety — while the offences secondary legislation actually creates cluster elsewhere. Forcing them into “miscellaneous” would have hidden that.
Offences (page 4)
- Tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers etc article 29(2) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Requirement of secrecy article 31(8) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Where any act or omission of an association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, is an offence declared to… article 41(11) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Imitation poll cards and notifications article 63(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Disturbances at Scottish parliamentary election meetings article 66(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Officials not to act for candidates article 67(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Illegal canvassing by police officers article 68(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Details to appear on election publications article 72(10) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Details to appear on election publications article 72(9) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Interference with notices etc article 88 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person (“P”) is guilty of an offence— a if P contravenes paragraph 16(4), 17(5), 19(3) or 20(2); or b if P is an… paragraph 21(1) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Failure to comply with conditions relating to supply etc. of certain documents paragraph 7(1) of SCHEDULE 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Disclosure and other processing of information article 7(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Applications for registration regulation 26(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Applications for registration regulation 26(3)(c) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who discloses information in breach of paragraph (5) is guilty of an offence and liable— a on conviction on… regulation 29ZB(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Annual canvass regulation 32ZA(3) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Annual canvass regulation 32ZA(3)(h) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Processing of information to confirm entitlement to remain registered article 9(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Applications for registration regulation 26(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Applications for registration regulation 26(3)(c) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who discloses information in breach of paragraph (5) is guilty of an offence and liable— a on conviction on… regulation 29ZB(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Annual canvass regulation 32ZA(3) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Annual canvass regulation 32ZA(3)(h) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Processing of information disclosed regulation 3(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- General restriction on referendum expenses regulation 6(3) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- General restriction on referendum expenses regulation 6(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 5 · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
- A person (“P”) is guilty of an offence if— a P votes in person or by post, whether as an elector or as proxy, or… article 18(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- A person (“P”) is guilty of an offence if— a P votes as elector otherwise than by proxy either— i more than once in… article 18(2) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- A person (“P”) is guilty of an offence if— a P votes as proxy for the same elector more than once in the same police… article 18(3) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- For the purposes of this article, a person who has applied for a ballot paper for the purpose of voting in person, or… article 18(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Breach of official duty article 19(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers etc article 20(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Requirement of secrecy article 22(8) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Prohibition on publication of exit polls article 23(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Prohibition of candidate election expenses not authorised by election agent article 34(13) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Disturbances at election meetings article 58(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Officials not to act for candidates article 59(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Illegal canvassing by police officers article 60(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Details to appear on election publications article 64(10) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Details to appear on election publications article 64(9) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Interference with notices article 89 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person (“P”) commits an offence if P— a engages in an act specified in sub-paragraph (2) at a PCC election, and b… paragraph 10(1) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who commits an offence under sub-paragraph (1) or who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of… paragraph 10(5) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person is guilty of an offence— a if the person contravenes paragraph 20(8) or (10), 21(5), 23(3) or 24(2), or b if… paragraph 25(1) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Challenge of voter paragraph 38 of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Challenge of voter paragraph 38(b) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Failure to comply with conditions relating to supply etc of certain documents paragraph 7(1) of SCHEDULE 10 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person who— a in any declaration or form used for any of the purposes of this Part of this Schedule makes a… paragraph 9 of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind