SCHEDULE 11 Illegal Practices
Elections Act 2022 (2022 c 37) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 11 Illegal Practices

Section 48

Candidates etc at parliamentary, Northern Ireland Assembly and local elections

1

(1)     This paragraph applies if—

(a)     apart from this paragraph, a candidate at an election, or an election agent of such a candidate, would be guilty of an offence under section 48(1),

(b)     the election is—

(i)     a parliamentary election,

(ii)     an election to the Northern Ireland Assembly,

(iii)     a local government election within the meaning of section 191 or 203 of RPA 1983,

(iv)     an election under Part 1A or 2 of the Local Government Act 2000 for the return of an elected mayor, . . .

(v)     an election for the return of a mayor for the area of a combined authority, [or

(vi)     an election for the return of a mayor for the area of a combined county authority,] and

(c)     the offence under section 48(1) would relate to the publication of electronic material which can reasonably be regarded as intended to achieve a purpose within—

(i)     section 43(4) as it applies to candidates at the election, or

(ii)     section 45(5) as it applies to candidates at the election.

(2)     The candidate or election agent is instead

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