HL Deb 24 October 2000 vol 618 cc232-3

74A.—(1) Neither section 73 above nor sections 78 and 79 below shall apply to election expenses—

  1. (a) which are incurred by or on behalf of a candidate otherwise than for the purposes of the candidate's election, but
  2. (b) which by virtue of section 90A(1) below fall to be regarded as election expenses by reason of the property, services or facilities in respect of which they were incurred being used for the purposes of the candidate's election.

(2) The candidate's election agent shall make a declaration of the amount (determined in accordance with section 90B below) of any election expenses falling within subsection (1) above.

(3) In this section "for the purposes of the candidate's election" has the same meaning as in sections 90A to 90C below."

2D.—(1) Section 78 (time for sending in and paying claims) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsections (1) and (2) for "within" wherever it occurs there shall be substituted "not later than"."). Page 163, line 9, leave out sub-paragraph (2) and insert — ("(2) In subsection (1) for the words from "in the form" onwards there shall be substituted "containing as respects that candidate—

  1. (a) a statement of all election expenses incurred by or on behalf of the candidate; and
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  2. (b) a statement of all payments made by the election agent together with all bills and receipts relating to the payments." ").
Page 163, line 18, after ("(3)") insert—
  1. ("(a) for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—
  2. "(a) a statement of all payments made—
    1. (i) by the candidate in accordance with section 74(1) or (1B) above, or
    2. (ii) by any other person in accordance with section 74(3) above,
    together with all bills and receipts relating to any such payments made in accordance with section 74(1B) or 74(3);", and.
  3. (b)")
 Page 163, line 20, leave out ("90C(3)") and insert ("74A(2) above or 90C(1A)"). Page 163, line 20, at end insert— ("(da) 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 90A(4A)(b) below;"). Page 163, line 23, at end insert ("; and ("(f) a statement of the amount, if any, of money provided by the candidate from his own resources for the purpose of meeting election expenses incurred by him or on his behalf." "). Page 163, line 23, at end insert— ("() Subsection (4) shall be omitted."). Page 163, line 23, at end insert— ("() In subsection (7), the words from "; and" onwards shall be omitted."). Page 163, line 24, leave out from ("subsection") to ("The") in line 25 and insert ("(10) there shall be inserted— (10A)"). Page 163, line 26, leave out second ("the") and insert ("any (or any description of)"). Page 163, line 27, at end insert— ("() Subsection (11) shall be omitted."). Page 163, line 36, leave out (", and any accompanying documents, to the Electoral Commission") and insert ("to the Electoral Commission and, if so requested by the Commission, he shall also deliver to them a copy of any accompanying documents."). Page 164, line 11, at end insert— ("() In section 90 (election expenses at elections where election agent not required)—
  1. (a) in subsection (1)(a), for "section 76(1) above has" there shall be substituted "section 76(1B) above and sections 90A(4A) and 90C below have";
  2. (b) in subsection (1)(b), for "sections 72 to 75 and 78 to 89 above" there shall be substituted "sections 71 A to 75 and 78 to 89 above, and Schedule 2A to this Act.";
  3. (c) for subsection (1)(c) there shall be substituted—
(c) section 76A(2) has effect as if it referred, in substitution for the provisions set out in paragraphs (a) to (c) of that subsection, to paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to this Act."; and (d) in subsection (2) for "sections 72 to 89" there shall be substituted "sections 71A to 89"."). Page 164, line 17, leave out paragraph 9 and insert— (". For section 110 there shall be substituted—