PART 2

THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Interpretation of Part 2
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Computation of time for purposes of Part 2
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Election agents of registered parties

Appointment of national election agent of registered party
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Appointment of election agent by a registered party standing in one electoral region only
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Appointment of sub-agent for registered parties
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Office of agents of registered parties
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Effect of default in appointment of agents of registered parties
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Election agents of individual candidates

Appointment of election agent for individual candidate
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Appointment of sub-agent for individual candidate
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Office of election agent and sub-agent for individual candidate
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Effect of default in election agent’s appointment
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Election expenses

Control of donations to individual candidates
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Payment of expenses of individual candidates through election agent
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Individual candidate’s personal expenses, and petty expenses
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Expenses of individual candidate incurred otherwise than for elections purposes
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Prohibition of expenses of individual candidate not authorised by election agent
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Limitation of election expenses for individual candidates
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Time for sending in and paying claims: individual candidates
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Disputed claims: individual candidates
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Election agent’s claim
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Return as to election expenses: individual candidates
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Declarations as to election expenses: individual candidates
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Return as to personal expenses: candidates on party lists
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Penalty for failure as respects return or declarations: individual candidates
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Authorised excuses for failures as to return and declarations: individual candidates
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Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent of individual candidate
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Duty of appropriate officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral Commission
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Publication of time and place for inspection of returns and declarations
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Inspection of returns and declaration
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Meaning of “election expenses”
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Property, goods, services etc provided free of charge or at a discount
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General

Candidate’s right to send election address post free
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Broadcasting from outside United Kingdom
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Broadcasting of local items during election period
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Imitation poll cards
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Schools and rooms for European Parliamentary election meetings
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Disturbances at election meetings
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Officials not to act for candidates
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Illegal canvassing by police officers
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False statements as to candidates
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Corrupt withdrawal from candidature
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Payments for exhibition of election notices
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Details to appear on election publications
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Prohibition of paid canvassers
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Providing money for illegal purposes
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Bribery
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Treating
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Undue influence
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Rights of creditors
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Savings as to European Parliamentary elections
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Regulations revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))