SCHEDULE 1U.K.Amendments to the 1962 Act

Part 1U.K.Amendments to Part 4 (officers) and Part 6 (the election campaign)

13.—(1) Section 46 M1 (return as to expenses at an election) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2) For the heading substitute “ return as to election expenses ”.

(3) In subsection (1)—

(a)omit“in the form numbered 4 in the Tenth Schedule,”; and

(b)for the words from “that candidate” to the end substitute

“that candidate—

(a)a statement of all payments made by the election agent together with all the relevant bills or receipts; and

(b)a statement of all the election expenses incurred by or on behalf of that candidate.”.

(4) For subsections (2) to (4) substitute—

“(2) A return under this section must—

(a)specify the poll by virtue of which the return is required;

(b)specify the candidate's name and the election agent's name;

(c)deal under a separate heading with any expenses in respect of which a return is required by virtue of section 41(5); and

(d)deal under a separate heading with any expenses that are on account of remuneration or expenses of speakers at public meetings.

(3) The return must also contain as respects that candidate—

(a)a statement of all payments made—

(i)by the candidate in accordance with section 40(1) or (1A), or

(ii)by any other person in accordance with section 40(2),

together with all bills or receipts relating to any such payments made in accordance with section 40(1A) or (2);

(b)a statement of all disputed claims of which the election agent is aware;

(c)a statement of all the unpaid claims, if any, of which the election agent is aware, in respect of which application has been or is about to be made to the High Court or county court;

(d)any declarations of value falling to be made by the candidate's election agent by virtue of section 40A(2) or 52B(2);

(e)a declaration of the amount of expenses which are to be regarded as election expenses incurred by or on behalf of the candidate by virtue of section 52A(5);

(f)a statement of donations made to the candidate or the candidate's election agent which complies with the requirements of paragraphs 11 and 12 of Schedule 3A; and

(g)a statement of the amount, if any, of money provided by the candidate from the candidate's own resources for the purpose of meeting election expenses incurred by the candidate or on his or her own behalf.”.

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