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86.—(1) Where any foreign affiliations report or declaration which is required by section 76 to be given to the competent authority is not so given within the time delimited under section 77, then the following persons shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction:(a) where the foreign affiliations report or declaration is required in respect of a political party or a Part 4 politically significant entity — the responsible officers of the political party or politically significant entity in question; (b) where the foreign affiliations report or declaration is required in respect of a candidate at an election or the candidate’s election agent — the candidate and the candidate’s election agent in question or (as the case may be) the candidate at a presidential election and the candidate’s principal election agent in question; (c) where the foreign affiliations report or declaration is required in respect of any other politically significant person — that person. (2) Where any declaration which is required by section 79 to be given to the competent authority is not so given within the time delimited under section 79, then the person required to give the declaration shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction. (3) Where any foreign volunteers report or declaration which is required by section 85(2)(b) to be given to the competent authority is not so given by the Part 4 politically significant person given the directive under section 85(2)(b) within the time delimited under section 85(3)(b), then the following persons shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction:(a) where the foreign volunteers report or declaration is required in respect of a Part 4 politically significant entity — the responsible officers of the Part 4 politically significant entity in question; (b) where the foreign volunteers report or declaration is required in respect of an individual who is a Part 4 politically significant person — that individual. (4) If a foreign affiliations report or foreign volunteers report which is required by section 76 or 85(2)(b) (as the case may be) to be given to the competent authority is given to the competent authority, but the report does not comply with the requirements of section 76(2)(c) or 85(3)(c) (whichever being applicable) as regards the recording of details or descriptions in the report, then the following persons shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction:(a) where the foreign affiliations report or foreign volunteers report is required under section 76 or 85(2)(b) in respect of a political party or Part 4 politically significant entity — the responsible officers of the political party or Part 4 politically significant entity in question; (b) where the foreign affiliations report or foreign volunteers report is required under section 76 or 85(2)(b) in respect of a candidate at an election or the candidate’s election agent — the candidate and the candidate’s election agent in question or (as the case may be) the candidate at a presidential election and the candidate’s principal election agent in question; (c) where the foreign affiliations report or foreign volunteers report is required under section 76 or 85(2)(b) in respect of any other politically significant person — that politically significant person. (5) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4), it is a defence to the charge for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused took all reasonable steps, and exercised all due diligence to ensure that any requirements —(a) as regards preparation or sending of a foreign affiliations report, foreign volunteers report or declaration; or (b) as regards the information to be given in any foreign affiliations report, foreign volunteers report or declaration, as the case may be, have been complied with in relation to the report or declaration.