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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2003/article-83",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/284",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2003",
  "path": "article/83",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "83",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part III",
  "text": "In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —\na person becomes a “candidate” in relation to an Assembly election —\n(a) on the last day for publication of notice of the election if on or before that day he is declared by himself or by others to be a candidate at the election; and\n(b) otherwise, on the day on which he is so declared by himself or by others or on which he is nominated as a candidate at the election (whichever is the earlier),\nor, in the case of a party list candidate, on the day on which the list is submitted by the party to the regional returning officer.\n“committee room” does not include any house or room occupied by a candidate as a dwelling, by reason only of the candidate transacting business there with his agents in relation to the election, and no room or building shall be deemed to be a committee room by reason only of the candidate or any agent of the candidate addressing in it electors, committee members or others,\n“date of the allowance of an authorised excuse” has the meaning given by article 56(9),\n“declaration as to election expenses” means a declaration made under article 51,\n“disputed claim” has the meaning given by article 48(1) as extended by article 49,\n“money” and “pecuniary reward” shall (except in articles 78 and 79) be deemed to include —\n(a) any office, place or employment,\n(b) any valuable security or other equivalent of money, and\n(c) any valuable consideration,\nand expressions referring to money shall be construed accordingly,\n“payment” includes any pecuniary or other reward,\n“personal expenses” as used with respect to the expenditure of any candidate in relation to any Assembly election includes the reasonable travelling expenses of the candidate, and the reasonable expenses of his living at hotels or elsewhere for the purposes of and in relation to the election, and\n“return as to election expenses” means a return (including the bills and receipts to be delivered with it) to be made under article 50(1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/284/article/83",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:32:23.668590+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."
}