SCHEDULE 18 Election Campaigns and Proceedings: Miscellaneous Amendments
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (2000 c 41) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 18 Election Campaigns and Proceedings: Miscellaneous Amendments

Section 138

Preliminary

1

The Representation of the People Act 1983 shall be amended as follows.

Contracts about election expenses

2

Section 72 (contracts through election agent) shall be omitted.

Payment of election expenses

3

(1)     Section 73 (payment of expenses through election agent) shall be amended as follows.

(2)     For subsection (1) there shall be substituted—

“(1)     Subject to subsection (5) below, no payment (of whatever nature) shall be made by—

(a)     a candidate at an election, or

(b)     any other person,

in respect of election expenses incurred by or on behalf of the candidate unless it is made by or through the candidate's election agent.â€

(3)     In subsection (2), for “and by a receipt†there shall be substituted “or by a receiptâ€.

(4)     Subsection (4) shall be omitted.

(5)     For subsection (5) there shall be substituted—

“(5)     This section does not apply to—

(a)     any expenses which are, in accordance with section 74(1) or (1B), 78(5) or 79(2) below, paid by the candidate;

(b)     any expenses which are paid in accordance with section 74(3) below by a person authorised as mentioned in that provision;

(c)

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