Regulatory Offences
(1) A regulatory offence is committed by any person who
1. contrary to the provisions of section 11, refuses an honorary post on insubstantial grounds or evades the responsibilities of such office without sufficient excuse or,
2. contrary to the provisions of section 32 subsection (2), publishes exit poll results before the end of polling hours.
(2) A person may be punished with an administrative fine of up to five hundred euros for committing a regulatory offence as per subsection (1) number 1, or with a fine of up to fifty thousand euros for committing a regulatory offence as per subsection (1) number 2.
(3) The administrative authority within the meaning of section 36 subsection (1) number 1 of the Regulatory Offences Act is
1. for regulatory offences pursuant to subsection (1) number 1,
a) the Constituency Returning Officer, if a person eligible to vote unjustifiably refuses to accept the office of Electoral Officer, Deputy Electoral Officer or member of the Electoral Board or of the Constituency Electoral Committee or evades the responsibilities of such office without sufficient excuse,
b) the Land Returning Officer, if a person eligible to vote refuses to accept the office of a member of the Land Electoral Committee or evades the responsibilities of such office without sufficient excuse,
c) the Federal Returning Officer, if a person eligible to vote refuses to accept the office of a member of the Federal Electoral Committee or evades the responsibilities of such office without sufficient excuse,
2. for regulatory offences pursuant to subsection (1) number 2, the Federal Returning Officer.