Part 3The Electoral Commission
Criminal proceedings
19Criminal proceedings
1
Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to PPERA (the Electoral Commission: incidental powers) is amended as follows.
2
The existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1).
3
In sub-paragraph (1)—
a
after “may” insert “(subject to sub-paragraph (2))”
;
b
omit “(except borrow money)”.
4
After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
2
The Commission may not—
a
borrow money;
b
institute criminal proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.