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9(1)No payment may be made in respect of petition expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by or on behalf of an accredited campaigner unless it is made by—
(a)the responsible person, or
(b)a person authorised in writing by the responsible person to make the payment.
(2)Any payment of £20 or more made in respect of such expenses by a person within sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) must be supported by an invoice or receipt.
(3)Where a person within sub-paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) makes a payment required by sub-paragraph (2) to be supported by an invoice or receipt, P must, as soon as reasonably practicable after making the payment, deliver to the responsible person—
(a)notification that P has made the payment, and
(b)the supporting invoice or receipt.
(4)A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person—
(a)makes a payment in contravention of sub-paragraph (1), or
(b)contravenes sub-paragraph (3).
(5)An offence under this paragraph is an illegal practice.
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