Campaign
12Monitoring and securing compliance with the campaign rules
1
The Electoral Commission must—
a
monitor compliance with the restrictions and other requirements imposed by schedule 4, and
b
take such steps as they consider appropriate with a view to securing compliance with those restrictions and requirements.
2
The Electoral Commission may prepare and publish guidance setting out, in relation to any restriction or requirement imposed by schedule 4, their opinion on any of the following matters—
a
what it is necessary, or is sufficient, to do (or avoid doing) in order to comply with the restriction or requirement,
b
what it is desirable to do (or avoid doing) in view of the purpose of the restriction or requirement.
3
Subsection (2) does not affect the generality of section 24(4).
4
Schedule 5 makes provision about the investigatory powers of the Electoral Commission for the purpose of subsection (1).
5
Schedule 6 makes provision for civil sanctions in relation to—
a
the commission of campaign offences,
b
the failure to comply with certain requirements imposed by schedule 4.
6
In this section, “restriction” includes a prohibition.