Limits on referendum expenses by permitted participants in the Yorkshire and the Humber region
5.—(1) This article applies in relation to a Regional Assembly referendum in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, and all local government referendums in that region at which the polls are taken together with the poll at the Regional Assembly referendum.
(2) Where the referendum expenses are incurred by or on behalf of an individual or body, and that individual or body is a permitted participant—
(a)at the Regional Assembly referendum and the local government referendums; or
(b)at the local government referendums only,
the limit on referendum expenses so incurred during the referendum period for such referendums is the aggregate amount prescribed in paragraph (3).
(3) The amount is—
(a)£820,000 in the case of a person or body designated under section 108 of the PPER Act;
(b)in the case of a registered party falling within section 105(1)(a) or 105(1A)(a) of the PPER Act but not designated under section 108 of that Act—
(i)£820,000, if the party’s relevant percentage exceeds 30 per cent,
(ii)£655,000, if the party’s relevant percentage is more than 20 per cent but not more than 30 per cent,
(iii)£490,000, if the party’s relevant percentage is more than 10 per cent but not more than 20 per cent,
(iv)£330,000, if the party’s relevant percentage is more than 5 per cent but not more than 10 per cent,
(v)£100,000, if the party’s relevant percentage is not more than 5 per cent or if it has no relevant percentage; and
(c)£100,000 in the case of an individual or body falling within section 105(1)(b) or 105(1A)(b) of the PPER Act but not designated under section 108 of that Act.