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6(1)This paragraph imposes limits in relation to campaign expenditure incurred by or on behalf of a registered party which contests one or more constituencies F1... at [F2an ordinary or extra ordinary general election to [F3Senedd Cymru]].U.K.
(2)The limit applying to campaign expenditure which is incurred by or on behalf of a registered party in the relevant period in Wales is—
(a)£10,000 for each constituency contested by the party; F4...
F4(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F5(2A)Sub-paragraph (2B) applies to a registered party in a case where at the election a candidate stands for election in any constituency in the name of that party and one or more other registered parties.
(2B)In such a case, the amount applying to the party in respect of the constituency under sub-paragraph (2)(a) shall, instead of being the amount specified in that sub-paragraph, be that amount divided by the number of registered parties in whose name the candidate stands for election as mentioned in sub-paragraph (2A).]
(3)[F6In the case of an ordinary general election]“the relevant period” is the period beginning with the appropriate date (as defined by sub-paragraph (4)) and ending with the date of the poll.
(4)In sub-paragraph (3) “the appropriate date” is the date which falls four months before the date of the poll where—
(a)the date of the poll is that determined by [F7section 3(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006];
(b)no less than five months before the day on which the poll would have taken place under [F8section 3(1) of that Act], the date of the poll is brought forward under [F9section 4(1) of that Act]; or
(c)no less than four months before the day on which the poll would have taken place under [F8section 3(1) of that Act], the date of the poll is postponed under [F9section 4(1) of that Act];
but where the date of the poll is brought forward or postponed otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c) above “the appropriate date” means the date which falls four months before the date when the poll would have taken place under [F10section 3(1) of that Act].
[F11(5)In the case of an extraordinary general election, “the relevant period” for the purposes of this paragraph is the period beginning with the date when the [F12Presiding Officer] proposes a date for the poll for the election under section 5(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and ending with the date of the poll for the election.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 9 para. 6(1) omitted (E.W.) (24.8.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 10(10)(h)(i), 25(2)(b) (with s. 24(1))
F2Words in Sch. 9 para. 6(1) substituted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 99(4)(a), the amending provision coming into force immediately after the ordinary election under s. 3 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) held on 3.5.2007, see art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.
F3Words in Sch. 9 para. 6(1) substituted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), s. 72(4), Sch. 1 para. 6(10)(c); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(n)
F4Sch. 9 para. 6(2)(b) and word omitted (E.W.) (24.8.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 10(10)(h)(ii), 25(2)(b) (with s. 24(1))
F5Sch. 9 para. 6(2A)(2B) inserted (11.9.2006) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 64(3), 77(2); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 21 (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2)
F6Words in Sch. 9 para. 6(3) substituted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 99(4)(b), the amending provision coming into force immediately after the ordinary election under s. 3 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) held on 3.5.2007, see art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.
F7Words in Sch. 9 para. 6(4)(a) substituted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 99(4)(c), the amending provision coming into force immediately after the ordinary election under s. 3 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) held on 3.5.2007, see art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.
F8Words in Sch. 9 para. 6(4)(b)(c) substituted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 99(4)(d)(i), the amending provision coming into force immediately after the ordinary election under s. 3 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) held on 3.5.2007, see art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.
F9Words in Sch. 9 para. 6(4)(b)(c) substituted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 99(4)(d)(ii), the amending provision coming into force immediately after the ordinary election under s. 3 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) held on 3.5.2007, see art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.
F10Words in Sch. 9 para. 6 substituted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 99(4)(e), the amending provision coming into force immediately after the ordinary election under s. 3 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) held on 3.5.2007, see art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.
F11Sch. 9 para. 6(5) added by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 99(4)(f), the amending provision coming into force immediately after the ordinary election under s. 3 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) held on 3.5.2007, see art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.
F12Words in Sch. 9 para. 6(5) substituted (1.1.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), s. 72(4), Sch. 1 para. 6(10)(d); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 2(n)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 9 para. 6: power to amend conferred (E.W.) (24.8.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 21, 25(2)(e)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 9 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; Sch. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); Sch. 9 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)
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