SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18 Election campaigns and proceedings: miscellaneous amendments

Payment of election expenses

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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.