Paragraph 2 I1
United Kingdom
Nothing in paragraph 1 shall be taken as extending to—
any expenses in respect of newsletters or similar publications issued by or on behalf of the party with a view to giving electors in a particular electoral area information about the opinions or activities of, or other personal information relating to, their elected representatives or existing or prospective candidates;
any expenses incurred in respect of unsolicited material addressed to party members;
any expenses in respect of any property, services or facilities so far as those expenses fall to be met out of public funds;
in relation to an election for the purposes of which a limit is imposed by paragraph 3, F76, 7, 9, 10 or 11 of Schedule 9 (limits for periods relating to parliamentary general elections F8, general elections to Senedd Cymru, or general elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly), reasonable expenses incurred that are reasonably attributable to the protection of persons or property;
any expenses incurred in respect of a Senedd Cymru election or a local government election in Wales:
relating to any matter that is reasonably attributable to the candidate’s disability, to the extent that the expenses in respect of the matter are reasonably incurred; and
in respect of, or in consequence of, the translation of anything from Welsh into English or from English into Welsh.
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In relation to sub-paragraph 2(1)(f)(i) “disability”, has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Equality Act 2010.
In relation to polls at elections for membership of the Scottish Parliament, nothing in paragraph 1 is to be taken as extending to—
reasonable expenses incurred that are reasonably attributable to individuals’ disability,
reasonable expenses incurred in providing for the protection of persons of property at rallies or other public events, or
reasonable expenses incurred that are reasonably attributable to the translation of anything into languages other than English.
In sub-paragraph (3)(a), “disability” has the same meaning as in the Equality Act 2010 (see section 6 of that Act).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 8 para. 2 renumbered (5.2.2004) as Sch. 8 para. 2(1) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Combined Region and Campaign Expenditure) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/366), arts. 1(2), 7(a)
- F2
Word in Sch. 8 para. 2(1)(d) omitted (W.) (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(c) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1320), arts. 1(2), 7(a)
- F3
Word in Sch. 8 para. 2(1)(d) omitted (S.NI.) (26.3.2024) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/428), regs. 1(1)(b), 4(2)(a)(i) (with reg. 6)
- F4
Word in Sch. 8 para. 2(1)(e) substituted (W.) (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1320), arts. 1(2), 7(b)
- F5
Word in Sch. 8 para. 2(1)(e) omitted (E.W.) (26.3.2024) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/428), regs. 1(1)(b), 4(2)(a)(ii) (with reg. 6)
- F6
Sch. 8 para. 2(1)(ea) inserted (26.3.2024) by The Representation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/428), regs. 1(1)(b), 4(2)(a)(iii) (with reg. 6)
- F7
Word in Sch. 8 para. 2(1)(ea) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Exclusions and Variation of Campaign Expenditure Limits) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/801), regs. 1(2), 3(1)(a) (with reg. 1(3))
- F8
Words in Sch. 8 para. 2(1)(ea) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Exclusions and Variation of Campaign Expenditure Limits) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/801), regs. 1(2), 3(1)(b)
- F9
Sch. 8 para. 2(1)(f) inserted (W.) (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1320), arts. 1(2), 7(c)
- F10
Sch. 8 para. 2(2) repealed (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))
- F11
Sch. 8 para. 2(3) inserted (W.) (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1320), arts. 1(2), 7(d)
- F12
Sch. 8 para. 2(3)(4) inserted (S.) (11.12.2020) by The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/426), arts. 1(1), 21 (with art. 1(2))
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 8 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; Sch. 8 partly in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(3); Sch. 8 in force in so far as not already in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)