The Representation of the People Act 1983

92. Broadcasting from outside United Kingdom.

(1) No person shall, with intent to influence persons to give* or refrain from giving their
votes at a parliamentary or local government election, include, or aid, abet, counsel* or
procure the inclusion of, any matter* relating to the election in any programme service

(within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990) provided from a place outside the
United Kingdom otherwise than in pursuance of arrangements made with:—
(a) the British Broadcasting Corporation;
(b) Sianel Pedwar Cymru; or
(c) the holder of any licence granted by the Office of Communications,
for the reception* and re-transmission* of that matter by that body or the holder of that
licence

or in pursuance of arrangements made with—
(i) the Independent Television Commission or the Radio Authority, or
(ii) any programme contractor whose contract continues in force by virtue of Part
II or IV of Schedule 11 to the Broadcasting Act 1990,
for the matter to be received by that body or contractor and re-transmitted by that body
in the provision of any broadcasting service in accordance with the said Schedule 11].
(2) An offence under this section shall be an illegal practice, but the court before whom
a person is convicted of an offence under this section may, if they think it just in the
special circumstances of the case, mitigate or entirely remit any incapacity imposed
by virtue of section 173 below.

(3) Where any act or omission of an association or body of persons, corporate or
unincorporate, is an illegal practice under this section, any person who at the time of
the act or omission was a director, general manager,secretary or other similar officer of
the association or body, or was purporting to act in any such capacity, shall be deemed
to be guilty of the illegal practice, unless he proves—
(a) that the act or omission took place without his consent or connivance; and
(b) that he exercised all such diligence to prevent the commission of the illegal
practice as he ought to have exercised having regard to the nature of his
functions in that capacity and to all the circumstances.


173A Incapacity to hold public or judicial office in Scotland.
(1) Subject . . . to section 174 below, a person convicted of a corrupt practice—
(a) shall for the period of five years beginning with the date of his conviction, be
incapable of holding any public or judicial office in Scotland, and
(b) if already holding such an office, shall vacate it as from that date.
(2) Subsection (1) above applies in addition to—
(a) any incapacity or other requirement applying to the person by virtue of
section 173 above, and
(b) any punishment imposed on him under section 168 above


173 Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, a person convicted of a corrupt or illegal practice—
(a) shall, during the relevant period specified in subsection (3) below, be
incapable of—
(i) being registered as an elector or voting at any parliamentary election
in the United Kingdom or at any local government election in Great
Britain, or
(ii) being elected to the House of Commons, or
(iii) holding any elective office; and