Guidelines for the general election to the 30th Dáil

L. Offences and penalties applicable to election agents at the general election

2.48   If a person who is not authorised to do so incurs expenditure or makes a payment in relation to the election, he or she on conviction may be fined up to €1,269.74. 

2.49   The penalty if an election agent is found guilty of the offence of breaching the expenditure limit is a fine of up to €1,269.74. 

2.50   Payment of claims received more than 45 days after polling day can result in a fine of up to €1,269.74.

2.51   Failure to make such enquiries and maintain such records as are necessary for the purpose of furnishing an Election Expenses Statement and making a Statutory Declaration may result in a fine of up to €1,269.74.

2.52   Failure to furnish an Election Expenses Statement and Statutory Declaration to the Standards Commission by the statutory deadline can result in a fine of up to €1,269.74 and an on-going fine of up to €126.97 for each day, after a conviction, on which the Statement and Declaration are still outstanding. 

2.53   Failure to provide supplementary information relating to an Election Expenses Statement as requested by the Standards Commission can result in a fine of up to €1,269.74.

2.54   Knowingly furnishing a false or misleading Election Expenses Statement to the Standards Commission can result in a fine of up to €25,394.76 and/or up to three years imprisonment. 

2.55   Failure to furnish to the Standards Commission, within 7 days after the date of the order, a copy of a court order for the payment of a disputed claim may result in a fine of up to €1,269.74.

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