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Presidential Elections Act 1991 s 60D

Presidential Elections Act 1991 s 60D

s 60D Defence for section 60B or 60C offence

60D.—(1) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 42(1) or (4), 42(1)(d) or (e), 60B(2) or 60C(2) to prove —(a) that the contravention of section 42(1)(d) or (e), 60B(1) or 60C(1) (as the case may be) arose from circumstances beyond the person’s control; and[Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023] (b) that the person took all reasonable steps, and exercised all due diligence, to ensure that the contravention would not arise.[6/2017] [Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023] (2) Nothing in subsection (1) limits the operation of section 26 of the Electronic Transactions Act 2010 in relation to network service providers.[6/2017] [Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023]

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