Part II The Election Campaign

Election expenses

90 Election expenses at elections where election agent not required.

(1)

In relation to an election of parish councillors in England or of community councillors in Wales—

(a)

F1section 76(1B) above and F2sections 90ZA(4) and 90C below have effect as if for the references to an election agent there were substituted references to any agent of the candidate;

(b)

F3sections 71A to 75 and 78 to 89 above, and Schedule 2A to this Act, do not apply, and instead the provisions of Schedule 4 to this Act have effect but the form of declaration as to election expenses shall be that prescribed by rules under section 36 F4or section 36A above relating to the election of parish or, as the case may be, community councillors, or a form to the like effect.

F5(c)

section 76A(2) has effect as if it referred, in substitution for the provisions set out in paragraphs (a) to (c) of that subsection, to paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to this Act.

(2)

At an election under the local government Act which is not a local government election, F6sections 71A to 89 do not apply, and if a candidate at that election or any person on behalf of a candidate at that election knowingly pays any sum or incurs any expense, whether before, during or after that election, on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the election he shall be guilty of an illegal practice.