Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000)

Chapter 7 : General Provisions

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(1)	No person, when required in terms of this Act to make a statement, may make the statement—

(a)	knowing that it is false; or

(b)	without believing on reasonable grounds that the statement is true.

(2)	No person may publish any false information with the intention of—

(a)	disrupting or preventing an election;

(b)	creating hostility or fear in order to influence the conduct or outcome of an election; or

(c)	influencing the conduct or outcome of an election.