652Acting in civic office while subject to disqualification

#### 652 Acting in civic office while subject to disqualification 652 Acting in civic office while subject to disqualification > > (1) A person who acts in a civic office while disqualified from holding the office is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (2) If the court is satisfied that an offence under this section was of a trifling character comprising acts done in good faith while in ignorance of the fact that the result would be disqualification, the court may— > > > > > (a) dismiss the case, or > > > > > (b) proceed to conviction and declare that section 276(3) does not apply to the conviction or applies only to a specified extent. > > > (3) A declaration by a court under this section as to the application of section 276(3) has effect according to its tenor.