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(1)After section 90 of the Representation of the M1People Act 1983 there shall be inserted—
(1)In this Part of this Act “election expenses”, in relation to a candidate at an election, means (subject to subsections (2) and (3) and sections 90B and 90C below) any expenses incurred in respect of—
(a)the acquisition or use of any property, or
(b)the provision by any person of any goods, services or facilities,
which is or are used for the purposes of the candidate’s election after the date when he becomes a candidate at the election.
(2)Subsection (1) above applies whether the expenses are incurred before or after that date.
(3)No election expenses shall be regarded as incurred, by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) above or sections 90B and 90C below, in respect of—
(a)the payment of any deposit required by rule 9 of Schedule 1 to this Act;
(b)the publication of any matter, other than an advertisement, relating to the election in—
(i)a newspaper or periodical,
(ii)a broadcast made by the British Broadcasting Corporation or by Sianel Pedwar Cymru, or
(iii)a programme included in any service licensed under Part I or III of the Broadcasting Act 1990 or Part I or II of the Broadcasting Act 1996;
(c)the provision of any facilities provided in pursuance of any right conferred on candidates at an election by this Act other than facilities in respect of which expenses fall to be defrayed by virtue of sections 95(4) and 96(4) below;
(d)the provision by any individual of his own services which he provides voluntarily in his own time and free of charge.
(4)In this section and in sections 90B and 90C below “for the purposes of the candidate’s election” means with a view to, or otherwise in connection with, promoting or procuring the candidate’s election at the election.
(5)For the purposes of this Part of this Act—
(a)election expenses are incurred by or on behalf of a candidate at an election if they are incurred—
(i)by the candidate or his election agent, or
(ii)by any person authorised by the candidate or his election agent to incur the expenses; and
(b)any reference to election expenses incurred by or on behalf of a candidate at an election includes expenses which are incurred as mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) above before the date when he becomes a candidate at the election but which by virtue of subsection (1) and (2) above fall to be regarded as election expenses.
(6)In this Part, and in Part III of this Act, any reference (in whatever terms) to promoting or procuring a candidate’s election at an election includes doing so by prejudicing the electoral prospects of another candidate at the election.
(1)The election expenses which are to be regarded as incurred for the purposes of section 90A(1) above shall (subject to subsection (2) and section 90C below) be the actual expenses incurred in respect of the acquisition or use of the property, or (as the case may be) the provision of the goods, services or facilities mentioned in section 90A(1).
(2)Where the property, goods, services or facilities mentioned in subsection (1) above is or are not used exclusively for the purposes of the candidate’s election, the election expenses to be regarded as incurred for the purposes of section 90A(1) shall be such proportion of the expenses incurred in respect of their acquisition, use or provision (as the case may be) as is reasonably attributable to the use of the property or (as the case may be) the goods, services or facilities for the purposes of the candidate’s election.
(1)This section applies where, in the case of a candidate at an election—
(a)either—
(i)property or goods is or are transferred to the candidate or his election agent free of charge or at a discount of more than 10 per cent. of the market value of the property or goods, or
(ii)property, goods, services or facilities is or are provided for the use or benefit of the candidate free of charge or at a discount of more than 10 per cent. of the commercial rate for the use of the property or for the provision of the goods, services or facilities, and
(b)the property, goods, services or facilities is or are made use of by or on behalf of the candidate in circumstances such that, if any expenses were to be (or are) actually incurred by or on behalf of the candidate in respect of that use, they would be (or are) election expenses incurred by or on behalf of the candidate.
(2)Where this section applies—
(a)an amount of election expenses determined in accordance with this section (“the appropriate amount”) shall be treated, for the purposes of this Part of this Act, as incurred by the candidate, and
(b)the candidate’s election agent shall make a declaration of that amount,
unless that amount is not more than £50.
This subsection has effect subject to section 90A(3) above.
(3)Where subsection (1)(a)(i) above applies, the appropriate amount is such proportion of either—
(a)the market value of the property or goods (where the property or goods is or are transferred free of charge), or
(b)the difference between the market value of the property or goods and the amount of expenses actually incurred by or on behalf of the candidate in respect of the property or goods (where the property or goods is or are transferred at a discount),
as is reasonably attributable to the use made of the property or goods as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above.
(4)Where subsection (1)(a)(ii) above applies, the appropriate amount is such proportion of either—
(a)the commercial rate for the use of the property or the provision of the goods, services or facilities (where the property, goods, services or facilities is or are provided free of charge), or
(b)the difference between that commercial rate and the amount of expenses actually incurred by or on behalf of the candidate in respect of the use of the property or the provision of the services or facilities (where the property, goods, services or facilities is or are provided at a discount),
as is reasonably attributable to the use made of the property, goods, services or facilities as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above.
(5)Where the services of an employee are made available by his employer for the use or benefit of a candidate, then for the purposes of this section the commercial rate for the provision of those services shall be the amount of the remuneration and allowances payable to the employee by his employer in respect of the period for which his services are so made available (but shall not include any amount in respect of any contributions or other payments for which the employer is liable in respect of the employee).
(6)In this section “market value”, in relation to any property or goods, means the price which might reasonably be expected to be paid for the property or goods on a sale in the open market; and paragraph 2(6)(a) of Schedule 2A to this Act shall apply with any necessary modifications for the purpose of determining, for the purposes of subsection (1) above, whether property or goods is or are transferred to a candidate or his election agent.
(1)Sections 90A to 90C above shall have effect, in their application in relation to candidates at an election of London members of the London Assembly at an ordinary election, subject to the following modifications.
(2)In relation to any such candidates included in a list of candidates submitted by a registered political party in connection with the election—
(a)references to anything done by or on behalf of, or in relation to, a candidate at the election shall be construed as a reference to any such thing done by or on behalf of, or in relation to, all or any of the candidates on the list; and
(b)“for the purposes of the candidate’s election” shall (instead of having the meaning given by section 90A(4) above) be construed as meaning with a view to, or otherwise in connection with promoting or procuring electoral success for the party, that is to say, the return at the election of all or any of the candidates on the list.
(3)Section 90A above shall have effect with the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (5)— “
(5)In this Part, and in Part III of this Act, any reference (in whatever form) to promoting or procuring a candidate’s election at an election, or to promoting or procuring electoral success for a party, includes doing so by prejudicing the electoral prospects of other candidates or parties at the election. ””
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 134(2) repealed (S.) (20.1.2005) by Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 9), ss. 14(2), 17(2); S.S.I. 2004/558, art. 2
Commencement Information
I1S. 134 wholly in force at 1.7.2001; s. 134 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 134 in force at 1.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 4, Sch. 2 (with Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 1)
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