What institution(s) has the power to impose non-criminal sanctions for campaign finance infractions?

PARLIAMENT ACT, Principal Act No. 1950-15 Commencement date 21.7.1950 with Amending enactments (up till28.6.2007).

Agents and expenditure

ELECTIONS.

Limit on expenditure.

14.(1)Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), no expenditure shall be incurredin relation to the candidature of any person at any election, in excess of?3,000.

(2) Indetermining the total expenditure incurred in relation to the candidature ofany person at any election, regard shall not be had to any expenditure incurredone month or more before the election in respect of services rendered, ormaterials supplied.

(3) Where any expenditure isincurred in contravention of the provisions of this section the person by whomsuch expenditure was incurred, and the candidate in connection with whose candidatureit was incurred, shall be deemed to be guilty of an illegal practice:

Provided that no candidate shall be deemed tobe guilty of an illegal practice by reason of any other person having incurredany expenditure in connection with the candidature of the candidate incontravention of the provisions of this section if the candidate proves thatsuch expenditure was incurred without his knowledge or consent and that he tookall reasonable steps to prevent the incurrence of such expenditure.

ELECTION OFFENCES.

Illegal practices.

Exceeding limit on expenditure.

32. Where any expenditure is incurred incontravention of the provisions of section 14 the person by whom suchexpenditure was incurred, and the candidate in connection with whosecandidature it was incurred, shall be deemed to be guilty of an illegalpractice:

Provided that no candidate shall be deemed to beguilty of an illegal practice by reason of any other person having incurred anyexpenditure in connection with the candidature of the candidate incontravention of the provisions of section 14 if the candidate proves that suchexpenditure was incurred without his knowledge or consent and that he took allreasonable steps to prevent the incurrence of such expenditure.

Penalty for and incapacity following illegalpractices.

36. A person who is convicted of any offencedeclared to be an illegal practice under this Act is liable, on summaryconviction to a fine of ?100, and shall, in addition, be incapable during aperiod of five years from the date of his conviction of –

(a) being registered as an elector or of voting atan election; or

(b) being elected at an election or, if electedbefore conviction, of retaining his seat.

Duties of Attorney-General.

51.Where information is given to the Attorney-General that any corrupt or illegalpractice has occurred in reference to any election, it shall be his duty tomake such inquiries and institute such prosecutions as the circumstances of thecase appear to him to require.