Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

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4(1)Section 74 (candidate’s personal expenses, and petty expenses) shall be amended as follows.U.K.

(2)For the sidenote there shall be substituted “ Expenses which may be paid otherwise than by election agent. ”

(3)After subsection (1A) there shall be inserted—

(1B)The candidate at an election may also pay any election expenses (other than expenses falling within subsection (1) above) which were incurred by him or on his behalf and in respect of which payment falls to be made before the date on which he appoints (or is deemed to have appointed) an election agent.

(4)In subsection (2), for “personal expenses paid as mentioned above” there shall be substituted “ expenses paid as mentioned in subsection (1) or (1B) above ”.

(5)After subsection (4) there shall be inserted—

(5)Sections 78 and 79 below do not apply to expenses which, in accordance with any provision of this section, are paid otherwise than by the candidate’s election agent.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 18 para. 4 wholly in force at 1.7.2001; Sch. 18 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); Sch. 18 para. 4 in force at 1.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I (with Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 1)