Section 55: Persons to be deemed guilty of treating.

The following persons shall be deemed guilty of treating-(a) every person who corruptly, by himself or by any other person, either before, during or after the election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving or providing any food, drink, entertainment or provisions to or for any person for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person, or any other person to vote, or refrain from voting at such election or on account of such person or any other person, having voted or refrained from voting at such election; and
(b) every voter who corruptly accepts or takes any such food, drink, or entertainment.