Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962

Valid from 16/12/2010

[F1 SCHEDULE 3B N.I. LOCAL ELECTION: ELECTION EXPENSES

F1 Schs. 3A 3B inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 19 (with art. 1(3))

Part 1 N.I. List of Matters

1

Advertising of any nature (whatever the medium used).

Expenses in respect of such advertising include agency fees, design costs and other costs in connection with preparing, producing, distributing or otherwise disseminating such advertising or anything incorporating such advertising and intended to be distributed for the purpose of disseminating it.

2

Unsolicited material addressed to electors (whether addressed to them by name or intended for delivery to households within any particular area).

Expenses in respect of such material include design costs and other costs in connection with preparing, producing or distributing such material (including the cost of postage).

3

Transport (by any means) of persons to any place.

Expenses in respect of the transport of such persons include the costs of hiring a means of transport for a particular period.

4

Public meetings (of any kind).

Expenses in respect of such meetings include costs incurred in connection with the attendance of persons at such meetings, the hire of premises for the purposes of such meetings or the provision of goods, services or facilities at them.

5

The services of an election agent or any other person whose services are engaged in connection with the candidate's election.

6

Accommodation and administrative costs.

Part 2 N.I. General Exclusions

7

The publication of any matter, other than an advertisement, relating to the election in—

(a) a newspaper or periodical;

(b) a broadcast made by the British Broadcasting Corporation;

(c) a programme included in any service licensed under Part 1 or 3 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 or Part 1 or 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996.

8

The provision of any facilities provided in pursuance of any right conferred on candidates at an election by this Act.

9

The provision by an individual (“A”) of A's own services which A provides voluntarily in A's own time and free of charge.

10

(1) Accommodation which is the candidate's sole or main residence.

(2) The provision by any other individual of accommodation which is that individual's sole or main residence if the provision is made free of charge.

11

(1) Transport by a means of transport which was acquired by the candidate principally for the candidate's own personal use.

(2) Transport provided free of charge by any other individual if the means of transport was acquired by that individual principally for his or her own personal use.

12

(1) Computing or printing equipment which was acquired by the candidate principally for the candidate's own personal use.

(2) The provision by any other individual of computing or printing equipment which was acquired by that individual principally for his or her own personal use if the provision is made free of charge.]