(1)Section 71Q(1) does not apply in relation to a registered party in respect of a general election period if the party has made an exemption declaration under section 64 which covers the general election in question.
(2)In its application (in accordance with subsection (1)) in relation to section 71Q, section 64 is to be read subject to the following modifications—
(a)the reference in subsection (5) to section 63 is to be read as a reference to section 71Q;
(b)subsection (6) is omitted.
Editorial Information
X1The insertion of the new heading "Chapter 1" in Pt. 4A on 1.7.2008 gives rise to a change in the structure of this legislation on SLD which breaks the continuity of historical versions of the existing provisions which are now brought under that new heading.