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Amendment to Schedule 8 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000: Campaign expenditure: qualifying expenses

7.  In Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (campaign expenditure: qualifying expenses)—

(a)renumber paragraph 2 as sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph; and

(b)after that sub-paragraph insert—

(2) Sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in relation to any expenses which are incurred—

(a)in respect of newsletters or similar publications issued by or on behalf of a party with a view to giving electors in a particular electoral area information about the opinions or activities of, or other personal information relating to, a member of the European Parliament elected in Great Britain (including the combined region) or existing or prospective candidates for such election; and

(b)within the period of four months ending with the date of the poll for an election to the European Parliament.