F1mod. SI 2003/1557
29(1)Subject to paragraph 15, a person shall be guilty of an electoral offence (in this Act referred to as illegal payment) if he contravenes any of the following provisions of this paragraph.N.I.
(2)A person shall not knowingly provide money for any payment which is contrary to the provisions of this Act, or for any expenses incurred in excess of any maximum allowed by this Act, or for replacing any money expended in any such payment or expenses, except where the payment or the incurring of the expenses may have been previously allowed in pursuance of section one hundred and seven to be an exception.
(3)A person shall not corruptly induce or procure any other person to withdraw from being a candidate at any election, in consideration of any payment or promise of payment; and a person shall not so withdraw in pursuance of such an inducement or procurement.
(4)A person shall not—
(a)make any payment or contract for payment; or
(b)knowing that it is contrary to law, receive any payment or be a party to any contract for payment;
for or on account of bands of music, torches, flags or banners for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of a candidate at any election[F2, other than a local election,] except in so far as any such payment or contract may have been allowed in pursuance of section one hundred and seven to be an exception.
F2SI 1987/168