SCHEDULE 18 Election campaigns and proceedings: miscellaneous amendments
Payment of election expenses
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(1)
Section 74 (candidate’s personal expenses, and petty expenses) shall be amended as follows.
(2)
For the sidenote there shall be substituted “
Expenses which may be paid otherwise than by election agent.
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(3)
“(1B)
The candidate at an election may also pay any election expenses (other than expenses falling within subsection (1) above) which were incurred by him or on his behalf and in respect of which payment falls to be made before the date on which he appoints (or is deemed to have appointed) an election agent.”
(4)
In subsection (2), for “personal expenses paid as mentioned above” there shall be substituted “
expenses paid as mentioned in subsection (1) or (1B) above
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(5)
“(5)
Sections 78 and 79 below do not apply to expenses which, in accordance with any provision of this section, are paid otherwise than by the candidate’s election agent.”