http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/schedule/3/part/5/crossheading/sponsorshipReferendums (Scotland) Act 2020An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the holding of referendums throughout Scotland.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-07-06Expert Participation2022-03-24 SCHEDULE 3Campaign rules PART 5 Control of donations<Emphasis>Sponsorship</Emphasis>321For the purposes of this schedule, sponsorship is provided in relation to a permitted participant if—aany money or other property is transferred to the permitted participant or to any person for the benefit of the permitted participant, andbthe purpose (or one of the purposes) of the transfer is (or must, having regard to all the circumstances, reasonably be assumed to be)—ito help the permitted participant with meeting, or to meet, to any extent any defined expenses incurred or to be incurred by or on behalf of the permitted participant, oriito secure that to any extent any such expenses are not so incurred.2In sub-paragraph (1), “defined expenses” means expenses in connection with—aany conference, meeting or other event organised by or on behalf of the permitted participant,bthe preparation, production or dissemination of any publication by or on behalf of the permitted participant, orcany study or research organised by or on behalf of the permitted participant.3The following do not, however, constitute sponsorship by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)—athe making of any payment in respect of—iany charge for admission to any conference, meeting or other event, oriithe purchase price of, or any other charge for access to, any publication,bthe making of any payment in respect of the inclusion of an advertisement in any publication where the payment is made at the commercial rate payable for the inclusion of such an advertisement in any such publication.4In this paragraph “publication” means a publication made available in whatever form and by whatever means (whether or not to the public at large or any section of the public).
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