Part VIII Election campaigns and proceedings
Control of donations to candidates
I1C1130 Control of donations to candidates.
1
The Representation of the M1People Act 1983 shall be amended as follows.
2
After section 71 there shall be inserted—
Donations to candidates
71A Control of donations to candidates.
1
In the case of any candidate at an election, any money or other property provided (whether as a gift or loan)—
a
by any person other than the candidate or his election agent, and
b
for the purpose of meeting election expenses incurred by or on behalf of the candidate,
must be provided to the candidate or his election agent.
2
Subsection (1) above does not apply to any money or other property so provided for the purpose of meeting any such expenses which may be lawfully paid by a person other than the candidate, his election agent or any sub-agent (in the case of an election where sub-agents may be appointed).
3
A person who provides any money or other property in contravention of subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an illegal practice.
4
Schedule 2A to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of controlling donations to candidates.
5
In this section and that Schedule “property” includes any description of property, and references to the provision of property accordingly include the supply of goods.
3
The provisions set out in Schedule 16 shall be inserted as Schedule 2A to that Act.
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