Part VI

Controls relating to third party national election campaigns
Chapter I

Preliminary

Controlled expenditure by third parties

Expenditure by third parties which is not controlled expenditure
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1
No amount of controlled expenditure shall be regarded as incurred by a third party by virtue of section 85 or 86 in respect of—
a
any of the matters mentioned in subsection (2); or
b
any property, services or facilities to the extent that the property, services or facilities is or are used in circumstances in which—
i
an amount of campaign expenditure is to be regarded as incurred by or on behalf of a registered party for the purposes of Part V, or
ii
an amount of expenses falls (in accordance with any enactment) to be included in a return as to election expenses in respect of a candidate or candidates at a particular election,
in respect of that use.
2
The matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) are—
a
the publication of any matter relating to an election, other than an advertisement, in—
i
a newspaper or periodical,
ii
a broadcast made by the British Broadcasting Corporation or by Sianel Pedwar Cymru, or
iii
a programme included in any service licensed under Part I or III of the Broadcasting Act 1990 or Part I or II of the Broadcasting Act 1996;
b
any reasonable personal expenses incurred by an individual in travelling or in providing for his accommodation or other personal needs; and
c
the provision by any individual of his own services which he provides voluntarily in his own time and free of charge.
1990 c. 42.
1996 c. 55.