Paragraph 19 I1

(1)

In relation to the referendum, expenses mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) are not to be treated for any purpose of this Act or Part 7 of the 2000 Act as referendum expenses.

(2)

Those expenses are—

(a)

expenses incurred in respect of the publication of any matter relating to the referendum, other than an advertisement, in—

(i)

a newspaper or periodical;

(ii)

a broadcast made by the British Broadcasting Corporation, Sianel Pedwar Cymru or the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation;

(iii)

a programme included in any service licensed under Part 1 or 3 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 or Part 1 or 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996;

(b)

expenses incurred in respect of, or in consequence of, the translation of anything from English into Welsh or from Welsh into English;

(c)

reasonable expenses incurred that are reasonably attributable to an individual's disability;

(d)

expenses incurred in providing for the protection of persons or property at rallies or other public events.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (2)(c) “disability” has the same meaning as in the Equality Act 2010 (see section 6 of that Act).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 19 in force at 1.2.2016 by S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2