124E: After Clause 44, insert the following new Clause—
““Offence of paying for signatures
(1) A person commits an offence if the person makes a payment—
(a) to any person to carry out the collection of signatures on a petition under this section, or
(b) to any person to organise any other persons to carry out the collection of signatures on a petition under this section.
(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.””
Localism Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Rennard
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 30 June 2011.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Localism Bill.
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