55.—(1) A candidate at a Health Board election must not incur expenses on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the election in excess of £250 (regardless of whether the expenses are incurred before, during or after the election).
(2) If a candidate’s election expenses exceed £250, any candidate or counting agent who—
(a)incurred (or authorised the incurring of) those expenses; or
(b)knew or ought reasonably to have known that election expenses would exceed £250,
is guilty of an illegal practice for the purposes of Part 3 of the 1983 Act.