Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 76(2B) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. This draft Order supersedes the draft Greater London Authority (Election Expenses) Order 2000 laid on 3rd February 2000.
2000 No.
The Greater London Authority Elections (Expenses) Order 2000
Made
Coming into force
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 76(2B) of the Representation of the People Act 19831;
Now therefore, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 75(1B) and (1C) and 76(2A) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, hereby makes the following Order.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority Elections (Expenses) Order 2000 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Third parties' expenses2
In relation to an Authority election, for the monetary sum specified in section 75(1)(ii) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (limit on expenses incurred by a person other than a candidate, agent, or person authorised by an agent), there shall be substituted the following sums—
a
in relation to an election of the Mayor of London £25,000;
b
in relation to an election of a constituency member of the London Assembly £1,800; and
c
in relation to an election of the London members of the London Assembly at an ordinary election £25,000.
Candidates' and agents' expenses3
As respects Authority elections the maximum amounts of the sums which may be paid and the expenses which may be incurred by a candidate or his election agent shall be as follows—
a
£420,000 for a candidate in an election of the Mayor of London;
b
£35,000 for a candidate in an election of a constituency member of the London Assembly;
c
£330,000 for an individual candidate in an election of the London members of the London Assembly at an ordinary election;
d
£330,000 for the purposes of section 76(1A) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (expenses of candidates to be London Members of the London Assembly on a list submitted by a registered political party).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
(This note is not part of the Order)