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| | Page 60 [Clause 49], leave out lines 8 and 9 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(2) | The following provisions of section 28A apply to an application under this |
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| | | section as they apply to an application under that section— |
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| | | (a) | subsections (2) to (5); |
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| | | (b) | subsection (7), so far as it relates to subsection (2)(g).’. |
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| | Page 60, line 26 [Clause 49], leave out subsection (2). |
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| | Page 66 [Clause 62], leave out from beginning of line 42 to end of line 16 on page 67 |
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| | | ‘“(2A) | For the purposes of subsection (2)(c), election material to which subsection (2B) |
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| | | (a) | is not to be regarded as being published on behalf of a candidate merely |
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| | | because it can be regarded as promoting, procuring or enhancing his |
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| | | electoral success or standing, but |
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| | | (b) | may be regarded as being published on behalf of the party mentioned in |
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| | | (2B) | This subsection applies to election material which can be reasonably regarded as |
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| | | promoting, procuring or enhancing the electoral success or standing of two or |
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| | | more candidates standing in the name of a party or included in a list of candidates |
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| | | submitted by the party in connection with the election.”’. |
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| | Page 70, line 16 [Clause 64], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | This section ceases to have effect if, before it is brought into force, paragraph 6(3) |
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| | | of Schedule 21 to the 2000 Act is brought into force.’ |
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| | Page 72, line 7 [Clause 67], after ‘arrest’ insert ‘inside a polling station’. |
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| | Page 72, line 8 [Clause 67], leave out from ‘(personation)’ to end of line 9. |
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| | Page 72 [Clause 71], leave out line 37 and insert— |
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| | Page 73, line 21 [Clause 72], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(aa) | section (repeal of personal identifier provisions);’. |
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| | Page 77, line 10 [Schedule 1], leave out ‘9B(2)’ and insert ‘9B(9A)’. |
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| | Page 86, line 9 [Schedule 1], leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘14’. |
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| | Page 86, line 9 [Schedule 1], leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘16’. |
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| | Page 88, line 41 [Schedule 1], leave out ‘issue of the notice of poll’ and insert |
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| | ‘publication of notice of the election’. |
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| | Page 92, line 41 [Schedule 1], leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘14’. |
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| | Page 95, line 32 [Schedule 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘88A (1) | Section 29 (payments by and to returning officer), as proposed to be amended |
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| | | by paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 21 to the 2000 Act, is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | For subsections (3) to (6) substitute— |
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| | | “(3) | A returning officer shall be entitled to recover his charges in respect of |
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| | | services rendered, or expenses incurred, for or in connection with a |
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| | | parliamentary election if— |
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| | | (a) | the services were necessarily rendered, or the expenses were |
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| | | necessarily incurred, for the efficient and effective conduct of |
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| | | (b) | the total of his charges does not exceed the amount (“the |
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| | | overall maximum recoverable amount”) specified in, or |
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| | | determined in accordance with, regulations made by the |
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| | | Commission, with the consent of the Treasury, for the |
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| | | purposes of this subsection. |
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| | | (4) | Regulations under subsection (3) may specify, or make provision for |
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| | | determining in accordance with the regulations, a maximum |
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| | | recoverable amount for services or expenses of any specified |
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| | | description and, subject to subsection (5) below, the returning officer |
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| | | may not recover more than that amount in respect of any such services |
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| | | (5) | In a particular case the Commission may, with the consent of the |
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| | | Treasury, authorise the payment of— |
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| | | (a) | more than the overall maximum recoverable amount, or |
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| | | | if the Commission are satisfied that the conditions in subsection (6) are |
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| | | (6) | The conditions referred to in subsection (5) are— |
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| | | (a) | that it was reasonable for the returning officer concerned to |
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| | | render the services or incur the expenses, and |
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| | | (b) | that the charges in question are reasonable.”’. |
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| | Page 98, line 37 [Schedule 1], leave out ‘or 6B’. |
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| | Page 99, line 4 [Schedule 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘113A (1) | The Representation of the People Act 1985 is amended as follows— |
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| | | (2) | In section 1(5) (extension of the parliamentary franchise), for “18” substitute |
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| | | (3) | In section 3(8)(a) (extension of the franchise for European Parliamentary |
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| | | elections), for “18” substitute “16”.’. |
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| | Page 99, line 28 [Schedule 1], at end insert— |
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| | | (a) | after sub-paragraph (1)(a) insert— |
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| | | “(aa) | the application includes a copy of the applicant’s |
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| | | signature, date of birth and national insurance |
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| | | number (or a statement that he does not have one)”. |
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| | | (b) | after sub-paragraph (2)(b) insert— |
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| | | “(ba) | the application includes a copy of the applicant’s |
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| | | signature, date of birth and national insurance |
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| | | number (or a statement that he does not have one)”. |
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