(1) A person who does
any act or engages in any course of conduct intending that as a result thereof
another person —
(a) will
be rendered; or
(b) will
be encouraged or assisted to render himself,
unable to vote or
mentally incapable of voting commits an offence and is liable to be punished
under section 188(2).
(2) Subject to proof
of the other elements of the offence, a person is guilty of an offence under
subsection (1) notwithstanding that —
(a) the
other person was not rendered or did not render himself unable or incapable as
mentioned therein; or
(b) the
other person did vote.
(3) An act or course
of conduct which is made an offence under subsection (1) is also an illegal
practice for the purposes of this Act.
[Section 187A inserted: No. 52 of 1980 s. 2.]