35. In Schedule 9 (limits on campaign expenditure)—
(a)in paragraph 2 after sub-paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) As respects campaign expenditure incurred in the period of four months ending with the date of the poll for an election to the European Parliament in the combined region, that region is to be regarded as part of England for the purposes of the references in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) to a part or parts of Great Britain.”; and
(b)in paragraph 4(2) and (3) after the first “England” insert “(including the combined region)”.