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ELECTORAL LAW ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1962 - SECT 38

Making of contracts through election agent.

38€.(1) The election agent of a candidate shall appoint every polling agent,
clerk and messenger employed for payment on behalf of the candidate at an
election, and hire every committee room hired on behalf of the candidate.

(2) A contract whereby any election expenses are incurred shall not be
enforceable against a candidate at the election unless made by the candidate
himself or by his election agent:

Provided that this subsection shall not relieve the candidate from the
consequences of any corrupt or illegal practice having been committed by his
agent.

(3) The references in this section to an election agent shall, in relation to
a parliamentary election where sub-agents are allowed, be construed as
references to the election agent acting by himself or by a sub-agent.

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