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such interest in any such government contract
as may be so prescribed.
(2) If it is so provided by Parliament, a person shall
not be qualified to be elected as a Representative or a Senator if he
holds or is acting in any office that is specified by Parliament and the
functions of which involve responsibility for, or connection with, the
conduct of any election of Representatives or Senators or the
compilation of any register of votes for the purpose of electing
Representatives and Senators.
(3) If it is so provided by Parliament, a person who is
convicted by any court of law of any offence that is prescribed by
Parliament and that is connected with the election of Representatives
and Senators or is reported guilty of such an offence by the court
trying an election petition shall not be qualified, for such period (not
exceeding five years) following his conviction or, as the case may be,
following the report of the court as may be so prescribed, to be elected
as a Representative or a Senator.
(4)
In subsection (1) of this section -
“government contract” means any contract made with the
Government or with a department of the Government or with an
officer of the Government contracting as such.
(5)
of this section -
For the purposes of paragraph (g) of subsection (1)
(a) two or more sentences of imprisonment that
are required to be served consecutively shall
be regarded as separate sentences if none of
those sentences exceeds a term of twelve
months, but if any one of such sentences
exceeds that term they shall be regarded as
one sentence; and
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