45 Purposes referred to in section 44
Elections Act 2022 (2022 c 37) | Legislation

45  Purposes referred to in section 44

(1)     This section sets out the purposes referred to in section 44.

(2)     The first purpose is promoting or procuring electoral success at one or more particular relevant elections for—

(a)     a registered party,

(b)     registered parties who advocate (or do not advocate) particular policies or who otherwise fall within a particular category of such parties, or

(c)     candidates or future candidates who hold (or do not hold) particular opinions or who advocate (or do not advocate) particular policies or who otherwise fall within a particular category of candidates or future candidates.

(3)     For the purposes of subsection (2)—

(a)     the reference to electoral success at a particular relevant election is a reference—

(i)     in relation to a registered

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