§ Section 33Prohibition to Use Administrative Resources

(1) Administrative resources may not be used in pre-election
campaigns.
(2) Within the meaning of this Section, the use of
administrative resources shall be considered as the use of funds,
movable and immovable property or provision of services of a
State authority and an authority of derived public entity and
capital companies in which the capital shares (stocks) belong to
the State or derived public entities, and also of the capital
companies in which capital shares (stocks) owned by one or more
State capital companies or capital companies of derived public
entities individually or in collectively exceed 50 per cent for
the conduct of pre-election campaigns, and also advertising of
these authorities for a fee within the period of 30 days before
the elections if the relevant advertisement with regard to its
content is related to reflecting of a candidate, political party,
alliance of political parties, and also candidates for the
position of the Prime Minister or a minister nominated by the
administrative bodies of a political party or alliance of
political parties, or reflecting a person related to a political
party or an alliance of political parties or reflecting of
activities by such a candidate or person.
(3) Allocation of premises for the conduct of pre-election
campaign, if the provisions of Chapter VII of this Law are
complied with, and also the use of the resources which are used
to provide State protection (security) to senior State officials
to whom it must be provided in accordance with laws and
regulations shall not be considered as the use of administrative
resources in so far as the use of resources is needed to provide
protection (security) for the relevant State officials.
(4) Within the meaning of Paragraph two of this Section, a
person related to a political party or an alliance of political
parties shall be an official, a member of the political party or
alliance of political parties, or such person who, during the
last 18 months before the elections, has had business relations
with the relevant political party or alliance of political
parties in relation to the provision of services to that
political party or alliance of political parties, by planning,
preparing or organising the election campaign, or such person who
has been a an employee, official or a member of the political
party or alliance of political parties within the last 18 months
before the elections.
(5) Pre-election campaign materials may not be placed in
publications issued by a State authority or an authority of
derived public entities or capital companies in which capital
shares (stocks) belong to the State or derived public entities,
as well as the capital companies in which capital shares (stocks)
owned by one or more State capital companies or capital companies
of derived public entities individually or collectively exceed 50
per cent.
(6) Interviews with candidates or candidates for the position
of the Prime Minister or a minister nominated by administrative
bodies of a political party or alliance political parties, and
also articles which indicate that the person indicated therein is
a candidate for the position of the Prime Minister or a minister
nominated by administrative bodies of a political party or
alliance of political parties, may not be placed on election day
and also 30 days prior to the election day in publications issued
by a State authority or an authority of derived public entities
or capital companies in which the capital shares (stocks) owned
by one or more State capital companies or capital companies of
derived public entities individually or collectively exceed 50
per cent.
(7) The enforcement of the restrictions referred to in this
Section shall be controlled by the Corruption Prevention and
Combating Bureau.