Defacement, etc., of traditional election advertising during campaign period
14.—(1)  A person commits an offence if —
(a)the person knowingly destroys, damages, defaces or removes a traditional election advertisement during the campaign period of an election in an electoral division;
(b)the traditional election advertisement is publicly displayed by or on behalf of —
(i)an individual who is a candidate at the election in the electoral division; or
(ii)a political party with one or more candidates at the election in the electoral division; and
(c)the traditional election advertisement relates to the election in the electoral division.
(2)  A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(3)  This regulation does not apply to any person —
(a)complying with a direction given by the Returning Officer under section 61O(1) of the Act; or
(b)caused by the Returning Officer under section 61O(3) of the Act to carry out or take steps which are in the Returning Officer’s opinion necessary to secure compliance with a direction given by the Returning Officer under section 61O(1) of the Act.