Schedules

Schedule 11Illegal practices

I13Candidates etc at elections to Senedd Cymru

1

This paragraph applies if—

a

apart from this paragraph—

i

a constituency or individual candidate at an election to Senedd Cymru or an election agent of such a candidate, or

ii

a party list candidate at an election to Senedd Cymru or the election agent of a registered party in relation to that party's list at such an election,

would be guilty of an offence under section 48(1), and

b

the offence under section 48(1) would relate to the publication of electronic material which can reasonably be regarded as intended to achieve a purpose within—

i

section 43(4) as it applies to candidates at the election, or

ii

section 45(5) as it applies to candidates at the election.

2

The candidate or election agent is instead guilty of an illegal practice.

3

The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/236) applies in relation to the candidate or election agent and the illegal practice as it applies in relation to a candidate or election agent and an illegal practice by virtue of article 76(12) of that Order (printer’s name and address on election publications).

4

In this paragraph “constituency candidate”, “individual candidate” and “party list candidate” have the same meanings as in that Order (see article 2).