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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-membership-order-of-council-2001/schedule/paragraph-24",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3057",
  "legislation_title": "The General Optical Council (Membership) Order of Council 2001",
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  "number": "24",
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  "text": "(1) The expenditure incurred by or on behalf of a candidate in the conduct or management of the election (other than any expenditure incurred on his behalf by the Council under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 10 of this Scheme) shall not exceed £500.\n(2) For the purposes of this Scheme, “expenditure” means all relevant expenditure made or incurred between the date on which the Returning Officer issued the notice required by sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 7 of this Scheme and the polling day, other than reasonable travelling and subsistence expenses of the candidate and of his family, and reasonable travelling and subsistence expenses of other persons not defrayed by or on behalf of the candidate.\n(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing sub-paragraphs of this paragraph, “expenditure” includes the cost of the preparation of pamphlets or circulars, the cost of advertisements in newspapers or elsewhere, the cost of meetings specially convened for the purpose (including a share in the costs of such meetings arranged by or for candidates jointly) and postal and telephone charges incurred in connection with the election.",
  "extent": null,
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      "affecting": "uksi/2005/848",
      "affecting_title": "The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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