SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the 1962 Act
Part 1Amendments to Part 4 (officers) and Part 6 (the election campaign)
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Section 41 M1 (prohibition of unauthorised expenses) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
for the words from “sub-sections (2)” to “Ninth Schedule” substitute “
subsections (2) to (3)
”
; and
b
after “be incurred” insert “
after a person becomes a candidate
”
.
3
After subsection (1) insert—
1A
For the purposes of subsection (1) expenditure incurred before or on the date when a candidate becomes a candidate at a local election is to be treated as having been incurred after that date if it is incurred in connection with anything which is used or takes place after that date.
4
For subsection (2)(i) substitute—
i
restrict the publication of any matter relating to the election in—
a
a newspaper or other periodical;
b
a broadcast made by the British Broadcasting Corporation; or