Schedules

Schedule 11Illegal practices

I16Candidates at police and crime commissioner elections

1

This paragraph applies if—

a

apart from this paragraph, a candidate at an election of a police and crime commissioner, or an election agent of such a candidate, 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 Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1917) 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 64(12) of that Order (details to appear on election publications).