Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

7 (1) Section 81 (return as to election expenses) shall be amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) for the words from “in the form” onwards there shall be substituted “containing as respects that candidate—

(a) a statement of all election expenses incurred by or on behalf of the candidate; and

(b) a statement of all payments made by the election agent together with all bills or receipts relating to the payments.”

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

“(2) A return under this section must—

(a) specify the poll by virtue of which the return is required;

(b) specify the name of the candidate to whom the return relates and of the candidate’s election agent; and

(c) deal under a separate heading with any expenses in respect of which a return is required by virtue of section 75(2) above.”

(4) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) Subsection (4) shall be omitted.

(6) In subsection (7), the words from “; and” onwards shall be omitted.

(7) After subsection (10) there shall be inserted—

“(10A) The Electoral Commission may, by regulations, prescribe a form of return which may be used for the purposes of making any (or any description of) return required by this section.”

(8) Subsection (11) shall be omitted.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 18 para. 7(4) repealed (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 1.7.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 c. 22, ss. 74(2), 77(2), Sch. 2; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(aa)(cc)(vi) (subject to art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts. 2(2), 4(y)(aa)(iii)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 18 para. 7 wholly in force at 1.7.2001; Sch. 18 para. 7 partly in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(3); Sch. 18 para. 7 in force in so far as not already in force at 1.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I (with Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 1)