The Cairngorms National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2003

PART IV MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

Election expenses

51.  No sum shall be paid and no expense shall be incurred by a candidate at an election, whether before, during or after an election, on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the election, in excess of £250.

Election expenses returns

52.—(1) Within 35 days after the day on which the result of the election is declared every candidate at the election shall deliver to the returning officer a true return and declaration in such form as the returning officer thinks fit containing as respects that candidate a statement of all payments made by that candidate together with all the bills or receipts.

(2) The returning officer shall then forward the returns to the proper officer of the Authority.

(3) The provisions of article 49 above shall apply to elections expenses returns.

Effect of misdescription

53.  No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place named–

(a) in the register of electors; or

(b) in any list, record, nomination paper, ballot paper, notice or other document required for the purposes of this Order,

affects the full operation of the document with respect to that person or place in any case where the description of the person or place is such as to be commonly understood.