{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/section-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/section-39.json",
  "legislation": "apni/1962/14",
  "legislation_title": "Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962",
  "path": "section/39",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Payment of expenses through an election agent",
  "text": "(1) Subject to subsection (3), no payment (of whatever nature) may be made by—\n(a) a candidate at an election, or\n(b) any other person,\nin respect of election expenses incurred by or on behalf of the candidate unless it is made by or through the candidate's election agent.\n(2) Every payment made by an election agent in respect of any election expenses must, except where less than £20, be vouched by a bill stating the particulars or by a receipt.\n(3) This section does not apply to—\n(a) any expenses which are, in accordance with section 40(1) or (1A), 43(3) or 44(2), paid by the candidate;\n(b) any expenses which are paid in accordance with section 40(2) by a person authorised as mentioned in that provision;\n(c) any expenses included in a declaration made by the election agent under section 40A;\n(ca) any expenses incurred on account of any matter falling within section 41(1) by a person authorised as mentioned in that provision;\n(d) any expenses which are to be regarded as incurred by or on behalf of the candidate by virtue of section 52A(5).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 39 substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 7 (with art. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 39(3)(ca) inserted (24.11.2022) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), ss. 22(2), 67(1); S.I. 2022/1226, reg. 2(c) (with reg. 3(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1962/14/section/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:32:59.497504+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."
}