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Representation of the People Act 1985

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34For subsection (1) of section 91 (candidate's right to send election address post free) there shall be substituted—

“(1)A candidate at a parliamentary election is, subject to Post Office regulations, entitled to send free of charge for postage either—

(a)one unaddressed postal communication, containing matter relating to the election only and not exceeding 60 grammes in weight, to each place in the constituency which, in accordance with those regulations, constitutes a delivery point for the purposes of this subsection ; or

(b)one such postal communication addressed to each elector.”.

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