# The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 1999, Article 38: Individual candidate: payment of expenses by or through election agent


(1) Except as permitted by article 41, or under article 51 or 52, no payment and no advance or deposit shall be made at any time in respect of election expenses of an individual candidate at an Assembly election—
(a) by an individual candidate,
(b) by any agent on behalf of an individual candidate, or
(c) by any other person,
otherwise than by or through the candidate’s election agent.
(2) Every payment under paragraph (1) in respect of any election expenses shall, except where less than £20, be vouched for by a bill stating the particulars and by a receipt.
(3) The reference in paragraph (1) to an election agent shall be taken as a reference to the election agent acting by himself or by a sub-agent.
(4) All money provided by any person other than a candidate for any election expenses for, or in respect of, the candidate, whether as gift, loan, advance or deposit, shall be paid to the candidate or his election agent and not otherwise.
(5) The foregoing provisions of this article shall not be deemed to apply to any sum disbursed by any person out of his own money for any small expense legally incurred by him if the sum is not repaid to him.
(6) A person who makes any payment, advance or deposit in contravention of paragraph (1), or pays in contravention of paragraph (4) any money so provided as mentioned, shall be guilty of an illegal practice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/450/article/38 (the official version)
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