Part III Limits Applying in Special Circumstances
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (2000 c 41) | Legislation

Part III Limits Applying in Special Circumstances

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Combined limits where parliamentary election pending

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(1)     This paragraph applies where—

(a)     separate limits would (apart from this paragraph) apply as follows to campaign expenditure incurred by or on behalf of a registered party in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (as the case may be), namely—

(i)     under paragraph 3 in relation to a parliamentary general election; and

(ii)     under paragraph [5, 6 or 7] in relation to an election or elections within that paragraph; and

(b)     the parliamentary general election is pending during any part of the period in relation to which the limit imposed by paragraph [5, 6 or 7] would (apart from this paragraph) apply.

(2)     In such a case—

(a)     neither paragraph 3, nor paragraph [5, 6 or 7] (as the case may be) shall apply to the expenditure mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a); and

(b)     the limit or limits imposed by this paragraph shall apply to it instead.

(3)     Subject to sub-paragraphs (5) to (7), the limit applying to campaign expenditure which is incurred by or on behalf of the registered party in the relevant period for the purposes

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