Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

Valid from 01/07/2001

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

5U.K.After section 74 there shall be inserted—

74A Expenses incurred otherwise than for election purposes.

(1)Neither section 73 above nor sections 78 and 79 below shall apply to election expenses—

(a)which are incurred by or on behalf of a candidate otherwise than for the purposes of the candidate’s election, but

(b)which by virtue of section 90A(1) below fall to be regarded as election expenses by reason of the property, services or facilities in respect of which they were incurred being used for the purposes of the candidate’s election.

(2)The candidate’s election agent shall make a declaration of the amount (determined in accordance with section 90B below) of any election expenses falling within subsection (1) above.

(3)In this section “for the purposes of the candidate’s election” has the same meaning as in sections 90A to 90C below.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 18 para. 5 wholly in force at 1.7.2001; Sch. 18 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); Sch. 18 para. 5 in force at 1.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I (with Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 1)