§ Sub-section (1) of Section five of the Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884, and Sub-section (1) of Section nine of the Elections (Scotland) (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1890 (which prescribe the maximum amount of the expenses of candidates), shall have effect, both as originally enacted and as applied by any other Act, as though "twopence for each elector" were substituted for "threepence for each elector":
§ Provided that no person shall be liable to any penalty or disability in respect of expenditure in excess of the amount permitted under the said Acts, as amended by this Act, but not in excess of the amount which would have been permitted if this Act had not been passed, if this excess was due to expenses that had been bond fide incurred or for which he had made himself liable before the passing of this Act which would not have been incurred or for which he would not have made himself liable if this Act had been in operation, and any person entitled to apply for relief under Section 20 of the Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884, or Section 24 of the Elections (Scotland) (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1890, may apply for relief on the ground that the excess was due to such cause, and that these Sections shall have effect accordingly."
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Lords Amendment: Leave out the words,
Provided that no person shall be liable to any penalty or disability in respect of expenditure in excess of the amount permitted under the said Acts, as amended by this Act, but not in excess of the amount which would have been permitted if this Act had not been passed, if this excess was due to expenses that had been bond fide incurred or for which he had made himself liable before the passing of this Act which would not have been incurred or for which he would not have made himself liable if this Act had been in operation, and any person entitled to apply for relief under Section 20 of
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the Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884, or Section 24 of the Elections (Scotland) (Corrupt and Illegal Practices), Act, 1890, may apply for relief on the ground that the excess was due to such cause, and that these Sections shall have effect accordingly.
§ Dr. ADDISONI beg to more,
That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.This is a Bill to reduce the cost of local elections from 3d. to 2d. per head of the electors. This proviso was inserted in the event of the Bill becoming law shortly before the last London County Council elections. The elections having taken place before the Bill becomes law that proviso is no longear necessary. I therefore move that we do agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
§ Question put, and agreed to.