PART 3The election campaign

Registration, funding and expenditure of political parties and others

Amendment of section 62 of the Electoral Administration Act 200625.

(1)

Section 62 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 M1 (regulation of loans: power to make provision for candidates, third parties and referendums) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (2)(a), for “an election” substitute “ a relevant election ”.

(3)

In subsection (8)—

(a)

for the definition of “candidate” substitute—

““candidate”—

  1. (a)

    in relation to a police and crime commissioner election, is to be construed in accordance with subsection (8A), and

  2. (b)

    in relation to any other relevant election, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the 1983 Act;”;

(b)

omit the definition of “election”;

(c)

after the definition of “permitted participant” insert—

““police and crime commissioner election” means an election of a police and crime commissioner in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 M2;

“relevant election” means—

(a)

an election within the meaning of the 1983 Act, or

(b)

a police and crime commissioner election.”

(4)

After subsection (8) insert—

“(8A)

For the purposes of this section, a person becomes a candidate at a police and crime commissioner election—

(a)

on the last day for publication of notice of the election if on or before that day the person is declared by himself or herself or by others to be a candidate at the election, and

(b)

otherwise, on the day on which the person is so declared by himself or herself or by others or on which the person is nominated as a candidate at the election (whichever is the earlier).”