Section 39, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

(1) Every officer, clerk and agent at a polling place shallmaintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting in such place and shall not communicate, except for some purpose authorised by law, before the poll is closed, to any person any information as to the name or number on the register of voters of any voter who has or has not voted at that place, or as to the official mark. (2) No such officer, clerk, agent or other person whosoever shall interfere with or attempt to interfere with a voter when making his vote or communicate at any time to any person any information obtained in a polling place as to the candidate for whom any voter in such place is about to vote or has voted. (3) Every officer, clerk and agent in attendance at the counting of the votes shall maintain and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the voting, and shall not attempt to obtain at such counting any information as to the voter by whom any vote is given and shall not communicate to any other person any information obtained at such counting. (4) Every person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a period not exceeding six months.