Section 64: Bribery and treating

64. Bribery and treating (1) Any person who— (a) directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, gives, lends, or agrees to give or lend, or offers, promises, or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money or valuable consideration to or for an elector, or to or for any person on behalf of an elector, or to or for any other person, in order to induce the elector to vote or refrain from voting, or corruptly does any such act on account of the elector having voted or refrained from voting at any election; (b) directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, gives or procures, or agrees to give or procure, or offers, promises or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure any [Issue 1] R20 – 28 Revised Laws of Mauritius office, place or employment, to or for an elector, or to or for any person on behalf of an elector or for any other person, in order to induce the elector to vote or refrain from voting, or corruptly does any such act on account of the elector having voted or refrained from voting at an election; (c) directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, makes any gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), to or for any person, in order to induce that person to procure, or endeavour to procure, the return of a person as an elected member of a council or the vote of an elector at an election; (d) upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement, procures or engages, promises or endeavours to procure, the return of a person as an elected member of a council, or the vote of an elector at an election; (e) advances or pays, or causes to be paid, any money to or to the use of any other person, with the intent that such money shall be spent in bribery at an election, or who knowingly pays, or causes to be paid, any money to any person in discharge or repayment of any money spent in bribery at an election; (f) before or during an election, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives, agrees or contracts for any money, gift, loan or valuable consideration, office, place, or employment, for himself or for any person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at an election; or (g) after an election, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting, at an election, shall be guilty of bribery. (2) Any person who— (a) corruptly, by himself or by any other person, either before, during or after an election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays the expenses of giving or providing, any food, drink, entertainment, or provision to or for any person for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person, or any other person, to vote or refrain from voting at the election; or (b) corruptly accepts or takes any such food, drink, entertainment or provision, shall be guilty of treating.