Part VII

Referendums
Chapter II

Financial controls

General restrictions relating to referendum expenses incurred by permitted participants

Restriction on incurring referendum expenses.
113
1
No amount of referendum expenses shall be incurred by or on behalf of a permitted participant unless it is incurred with the authority of—
a
the responsible person; or
b
a person authorised in writing by the responsible person.
2
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he incurs any expenses in contravention of subsection (1).
3
Where, in the case of a permitted participant that is a registered party, any expenses are incurred in contravention of subsection (1), the expenses shall not count for the purposes of sections 117 to 123 or Schedule 14 as referendum expenses incurred by or on behalf of the permitted participant.
S. 113 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 113 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 113 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)
S. 113 applied (23.7.2004) by The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1962), art. 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. 2
Pt. 7 restricted (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 5(c), 19(1)
Pt. 7 extended (Gibraltar) for the purposes of the European Union referendum (17.12.2015) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), ss. 12(2), 13(1)
Pt. 7 applied (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), ss. 3, 13(2) (with Schs. 1-3); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 7 excluded (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 19; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 7 restricted (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 21; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
S. 113(3) applied (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 22(7)(b); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 7 Ch. 2 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 35; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 7 Ch. 2 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 37(1) (with Sch. 1 para. 37(2)); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 7 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 (with Sch. 2 paras. 3, 4); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2