Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

3 (1) Section 73 (payment of expenses through election agent) shall be amended as follows.

(2) For subsection (1) there shall be substituted—

“(1) Subject to subsection (5) below, no payment (of whatever nature) shall be made by—

(a) a candidate at an election, or

(b) any other person,

in respect of election expenses incurred by or on behalf of the candidate unless it is made by or through the candidate’s election agent.”

(3) In subsection (2), for “and by a receipt” there shall be substituted “or by a receipt”.

(4) Subsection (4) shall be omitted.

(5) For subsection (5) there shall be substituted—

“(5) This section does not apply to—

(a) any expenses which are, in accordance with section 74(1) or (1B), 78(5) or 79(2) below, paid by the candidate;

(b) any expenses which are paid in accordance with section 74(3) below by a person authorised as mentioned in that provision;

(c) any expenses included in a declaration made by the election agent under section 74A below; or

(d) any expenses which are to be regarded as incurred by or on behalf of the candidate by virtue of section 90A(5)(b) below.”

(6) In subsection (6)—

(a) for “any payment, advance or deposit” there shall be substituted “any payment (of whatever nature)”; and

(b) the words from “, or pays” to “as mentioned above,” shall be omitted.