If you enter into a loan that is not allowed, you can be guilty of a corrupt practice if you do it on purpose and break the rules in section 213. You can also be guilty of an illegal practice if you break the rules in section 213 but it was not on purpose. This means you have to follow the rules about loans to avoid getting in trouble.
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213: Party secretary may enter into loan on behalf of party, or
"A party secretary can borrow money for their party if they follow the rules."
214A: Offence to enter into arrangement to circumvent section 213, 214C, or 214F, or
"It's illegal to make a deal to break election rules or hide information"
A person is guilty of—
