(1)No payment (of whatever nature) may be made in respect of any controlled expenditure incurred or to be incurred by or on behalf of a recognised third party unless it is made by—
(a)the responsible person, or
(b)a person authorised in writing by the responsible person.
(2)Any payment made in respect of any such expenditure by a person within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) must be supported by an invoice or a receipt unless it is not more than £200.
(3)Where a person within paragraph (b) of subsection (1) makes a payment to which subsection (2) applies, he must deliver to the responsible person—
(a)notification that he has made the payment, and
(b)the supporting invoice or receipt,
as soon as possible after making the payment.
(4)A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse—
(a)he makes any payment in contravention of subsection (1), or
(b)he contravenes subsection (3).
[F1(4A)This section does not apply in relation to a recognised third party that is subject to the lower-tier expenditure limits.]
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 91(4A) inserted (24.11.2022) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), ss. 28(12), 67(1) (with s. 28(13)(14)); S.I. 2022/1226, reg. 2(c)
F2S. 91(5) repealed (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))
Commencement Information
I1S. 91 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 91 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 91 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)