Clause 29 - Meaning of election expenses for purposes of the 1983 Act
Electoral Administration Bill
9:00 am
David Heath (Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Leader of the House, Law Officers (Constitutional Affairs); Somerton and Frome, Liberal Democrat)
I beg to move amendment No. 7, in clause 29, page 30, line 38, at end insert—
'(2A) For the purposes of subsection (1), any expenses incurred by a registered political party in respect of communicating with an individual elector in that election, irrespective of whether that communication makes reference to the candidate of that party by name, shall be treated as an election expense.'.