[F194DMeaning of “targeted”, “targeted expenditure limit” etcU.K.
(1)Controlled expenditure is “targeted” at a particular registered party if it can reasonably be regarded as—
(a)intended to benefit that party or any of its candidates, and
(b)not intended to benefit any other registered party or any of its candidates.
(2)A limit (a “targeted expenditure limit”) applies to controlled expenditure that—
(a)is incurred during a qualifying regulated period in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, and
(b)is targeted at a particular registered party.
(3)A “qualifying regulated period” is a period in relation to which limits are imposed by paragraph 3, 9, 10 or 11 of Schedule 10 (periods involving parliamentary general elections).
(4)The targeted expenditure limit applying to controlled expenditure incurred during a qualifying regulated period in a part of the United Kingdom is—
(a)for the period in relation to which limits are imposed by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 10, 0.2% of the maximum campaign expenditure limit in that part of the United Kingdom, and
(b)for any other qualifying regulated period, the relevant proportion of the limit determined in accordance with paragraph (a).
(5)In subsection (4)(b) “the relevant proportion” means—
where—
A is the number of days in the period mentioned in subsection (4)(b);
B is the number of days in the period mentioned in subsection (4)(a).
(6)This section applies for the purposes of sections 94E to 94H.]