Section 28, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

(1) Any person who attempts to prevent, obstruct or Preven~iond . b l · b 1' • 1 h h ll b ., of electw•11stur any e ectwn y 10rce, v10 ence or t reats s a e guuty by force: of an offence and liable, on conviction, to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a period not exceeding two years. * The first general elections under the provisions of this section were held on the following dates in 1957, Rural Area Council on 19th November, Rural District Council on 26th November and Village Area Committee on 3rd December. (P.N. 172 of 1957.) Interference with lawful public meeting to be an illegal practice. Offences in respect of nomination papers, etc. Penalty for false answer. (2) Any person who, at a lawful public meeting held in connection with the election of any person to a local authority, between the date of publication of the notice appointing a day for the holding of an election under regulations made under section 25 of this Ordinance and the date on which the result of the election is published, acts or incites others to act in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together shall be guilty of an illegal practice and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a period not exceeding six months, and shall be incapable, during a period of five years from the date of his conviction, of voting at any election of a member of a local authority.