Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014

37 Candidate’s personal expenses not to count for local election expenses limit in England and Wales

(1) In section 76(5) of the RPA 1983 (exclusion of personal expenses from limitation on election expenses), after “subsection (1A) above)” insert “or a local government election in England or Wales”.

(2) Subsection (3) applies where, before the relevant date, an enactment—

(a) provides that section 76 of the RPA 1983 is to have effect in relation to an election of any description as it has effect in relation to a local government election in England or Wales, or

(b) otherwise makes provision (however expressed) to the effect that that section applies to an election of any description as it applies to a local government election in England and Wales.

(3) If the date of the poll at an election of that description is on or after the relevant date, section 76 of the RPA 1983 applies to the election as amended by subsection (1).

(4) In this section—

• “the RPA 1983” means the Representation of the People Act 1983,

• “the relevant date” means the date on which the amendment made by subsection (1) comes into force, and

• “an enactment” means an Act of Parliament or any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978).