PART 3The election campaign
Registration, funding and expenditure of political parties and others
Amendment of Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 200024
1
The 2000 Act is amended as follows.
2
In section 22 (parties to be registered in order to field candidates at elections)—
a
in subsection (2)(a), after “constituency,” insert “police area,”;
b
in subsection (5), after paragraph (e), insert—
ea
elections of police and crime commissioners,
3
In section 67 (weekly donation reports in connection with elections other than general elections), in subsection (2)(b)—
a
omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (iii);
b
after sub-paragraph (iv) insert—
or
v
an election of a police and crime commissioner.
4
In Schedule 7 (control of donations to individuals and members associations)—
a
in paragraph 1(8) (definition of “relevant elective office”), after paragraph (e) insert—
ea
police and crime commissioner;
b
in paragraph 15A(1) (donations to holders of certain elective offices)26, after “relevant elective office” insert “, other than a police and crime commissioner”.
Amendment of section 62 of the Electoral Administration Act 200625
1
Section 62 of the Electoral Administration Act 200627 (regulation of loans: power to make provision for candidates, third parties and referendums) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2)(a), for “an election” substitute “a relevant election”.
3
In subsection (8)—
a
for the definition of “candidate” substitute—
“candidate”—
- a
in relation to a police and crime commissioner election, is to be construed in accordance with subsection (8A), and
- b
in relation to any other relevant election, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the 1983 Act;
b
omit the definition of “election”;
c
after the definition of “permitted participant” insert—
“police and crime commissioner election” means an election of a police and crime commissioner in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 201128;
“relevant election” means—
- a
an election within the meaning of the 1983 Act, or
- b
a police and crime commissioner election.
4
After subsection (8) insert—
8A
For the purposes of this section, a person becomes a candidate at a police and crime commissioner election—
a
on the last day for publication of notice of the election if on or before that day the person is declared by himself or herself or by others to be a candidate at the election, and
b
otherwise, on the day on which the person is so declared by himself or herself or by others or on which the person is nominated as a candidate at the election (whichever is the earlier).