# Elections Act 2022, Section 19: Criminal proceedings

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to PPERA (the Electoral Commission: incidental powers) is amended as follows.
(2) The existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1).
(3) In sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) after “may” insert “(subject to sub-paragraph (2))”;
(b) omit “(except borrow money)”.
(4) After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(2) The Commission may not—
(a) borrow money;
(b) institute criminal proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/37/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/section-19
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