{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/section-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/section-21.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2022/37",
  "legislation_title": "Elections Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022",
  "path": "section/21",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Codes of practice on expenses",
  "text": "(1) In paragraph 14 of Schedule 4A to RPA 1983 (election expenses: Electoral Commission guidance)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (b) insert—\n“(c) guidance relating to the application of Part 2 of this Act in relation to expenses incurred for the purposes of a candidate’s election (whether or not election expenses).”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (7)(b), after “order” insert “made by statutory instrument”.\n(2) In section 156 of PPERA (orders and regulations), in subsection (3)—\n(a) omit the “or” after paragraph (a);\n(b) after paragraph (a) insert—\n“(aa) any order under paragraph 3(7) of Schedule 8, other than an order of the Welsh Ministers;”.\n(3) In subsection (4C) of that section, for “(3)” substitute “(3)(a) or (b)”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 21 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 21 in force at 24.11.2022 by S.I. 2022/1226, reg. 2(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/37/section/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:56:13.345203+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}