C5C7C6C8C9C10C11C12C13C15C16Part II The Election Campaign

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Pt. 2 (ss. 67-119) applied with modifications (E.W.) by The Parish and Community Meetings (Polls) Rules 1987 (S.I. 1987/1), Rules, 2, 6

Pt. 2 (ss. 67-119) applied with modifications (E.W.) by The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 (S.I. 1986/2215), Rules 2, 9 (which S.I. was revoked (2.1.2007) by S.I. 2006/3305, rule 1(4), Sch. 1)

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Pts. 2, 3 applied (with modifications) (W.) (17.12.2021) by The Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/1460), rules 1, 6(1) (with rule 2)

Election expenses

C1C2C3C1473 Payment of expenses through election agent.

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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.

2

Every payment made by an election agent in respect of any election expenses shall, except where less than F2£20, be vouched for by a bill stating the particulars F3or by a receipt.

3

The references in the foregoing provisions of this section to an election agent shall, in relation to a parliamentary F4or Authority election where subagents are allowed, be taken as references to the election agent acting by himself or a sub-agent.

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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; F10...

F11ca

any expenses incurred, otherwise than in relation to an election in Wales under the local government Act, on account of any matter falling within section 75(1) by a person authorised as mentioned in that provision; or

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any expenses which are to be regarded as incurred by or on behalf of the candidate by virtue of F7section 90ZA(5) below.

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A person who makes F8any payment (of whatever nature) in contravention of subsection (1) above F9... shall be guilty of an illegal practice.