The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 No. 2977

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Amendments to the 1962 Act

Part 2 U.K. Amendments to Part 9 (Questioning of elections) and Part 10 (Electoral misdemeanours)

36.—(1) Paragraph 21 is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) Omit sub-paragraph (1).

(3) For sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) Where any election expenses are incurred in excess of the maximum amount specified in section 42(1ZB) (limitation of election expenses) any candidate or election agent who—

(a) incurred, or authorised the incurring of, the election expenses, and

(b) knew or ought reasonably to have known that the expenses would be incurred in excess of that maximum amount, is guilty of an illegal practice.”.