Registrar of court to notify cause of vacancy in certain cases

1 The Registrar of the court in which any member of Parliament has been convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for life or by 2 or more years' imprisonment , or has been convicted of a corrupt practice, shall, within 48 hours after the conviction, notify the fact to the Speaker . 2 Every person commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100 who, being the Registrar of a court, fails to send any notice required by subsection (1). 1956 No 107 s 34; 1975 No 28 s 12(e); 1990 No 1 s 5(1) Section 57(1) : amended , on 1 July 2013 , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81). Section 57(1) : amended , on 28 February 2002 , by section 10 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1). Section 57(2) : amended , on 1 July 2013 , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).