Section 57: Persons to be deemed guilty of bribery.

The following persons shall be deemed guilty of bribery-(a) every person who, directly or indirectly by himself or by any other person on his behalf, gives, lends or agrees to give or lend, or offers, promises or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money or valuable consideration to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce any voter to vote or refrain from voting, or corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting or corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting, at any election;
(b) every person who directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, corruptly gives or procures, or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure, any office, place, employment to or for any voter or to or for any person, in order to induce such voter to vote or refrain from voting or corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting, at any election;
(c) every person who directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, makes any gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement to or for any person or community in order to induce such person or community to procure, or to endeavour to procure, the return of any person as a member of a Local Government Councilor the vote of any voter at any election;
(d) every person who, upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement, procures, or engages, or promises or endeavours to procure, the return of any person as a member of a Local Government Council or the vote of any voter at any election;
(e) every person who advances or pays, or causes to be paid any money to or for the use of any person, with the intent that such money, or any part thereof, shall be expended in bribery at any election, or who knowingly pays, or causes to be paid, any money to any person, in discharge or repayment of any money wholly or in part expended in bribery at any election;
(f) every voter who, before or during any election, directly or indirectly by himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives, agrees or contracts for any money gift, loan or valuable consideration, office, place, or employment, for himself or for any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote or for refraining from voting at any election;
(g) every person who, after any election, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting at any election;
Provided that the foregoing provisions shall not extend or be construed to extend to any money paid or agreed to be paid for or on account of any legal expenses bona fide incurred at or concerning any election.