SCHEDULE 1 Amendments to the 1962 Act

Part 1 Amendments to Part 4 (officers) and Part 6 (the election campaign)
5 After section 37 (default in appointing election agent) insert—

“37A Control of donations to candidates at local elections
1 In the case of any candidate (“C”) at a local election, any money or other property provided (whether as a gift or loan)—
(a) by any person other than C or C’s election agent, and
(b) for the purpose of meeting election expenses incurred by or on behalf of C,
must be provided to C or C’s election agent.
2 Subsection (1) does not apply to any money or other property so provided for the purpose of meeting any such expenses which may be lawfully paid by a person other than C or C’s election agent.
3 Schedule 3A has effect for the purpose of controlling donations to candidates.
4 In this section and that Schedule “property” includes any description of property, and references to the provision of property accordingly include the supply of goods.”

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Section 37 was amended by S.I. 1972/1264 (N.I.15) and S.I. 1987/168.