Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) Order 2001
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2001/535 |
| Year | 2001 |
2001 No. 535
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) Order 2001
Made 26th February 2001
Coming into force 5th March 2001
Whereas the Secretary of State considers that the variation of the sums varied by this Order is expedient in consequence of changes to the value of money;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 76A(1)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 19831, he hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the seventh day after the day on which it is made.
(2) Article 4 does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
(3) In this Order “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983.
2. The maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses at a parliamentary general election, being an election in a county constituency, shall be varied by substituting for the words “£4,965” and “5.6p” in section 76(2)(a)(i) of the 1983 Act2, the words “£5,483” and “6.2p”, respectively.
3. The maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses at a parliamentary general election, being an election in a borough constituency, shall be varied by substituting for the words “£4,965” and “4.2p” in section 76(2)(a)(ii) of the 1983 Act, the words “£5,483” and “4.6p”, respectively.
4. The maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses at a local government election (other than an election under the Greater London Authority Act 19993) shall be varied by substituting for the words “£219” and “4.3p” in section 76(2)(b)(ii) of the 1983 Act4, the words “£242” and “4.7p”, respectively.
Mike O'Brien
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
26th February 2001
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases the maximum amounts of candidates' election expenses at a parliamentary general election in the United Kingdom (articles 2 and 3) and local government elections in England and Wales, except elections under the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (article 4). The maximum amount at a parliamentary...
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